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Session 1 MONDAY MOANING Session 1 What I’ve got they used to call the bluesNothin’ is really wrongFeeling like I don’t belongWalking aroundSome kind of lonely clownRainy days and Mondays always get me down —Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters Welcome to Monday Moaning. Monday Moaning is my intent to share a brief thoughtContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 1”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 202 Cassius. That was the name of my dad’s prize bird dog. Cassius lives on forever in family lore, but not for the dog’s hunting prowess. Dad loved to hunt. Because of his busy coaching schedule, hunting was more of a pastime than a passion. It offered an occasional break from theContinue reading “BIRD DOG HEAVEN”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 2.1 You know exactly who that person is in your life. Maybe several names spring to mind Why is this “love first and love most” thing so hard? I resolved to start the new year with a renewed awareness to Love First and Love Most. It wasn’t really a Resolution, just aContinue reading “THAT PERSON IS HARD TO LOVE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 48 The Jeopardy game show category was “Adverbs.” The clue was “Starship Enterprise’s (Star Trek) 5-year mission included a famous split infinitive between “to” and “go.” What is “to boldly go?” That is the correct answer. Split infinitives. I already lost most of you except for a few English majors. Please hangContinue reading “SPLIT INFINITIVES: THE POWER TO CHANGE HOW YOU LOVE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 47 Oh, the Love of Christ!Without beginning.Without ending.Without interruption.Without limits. Relentless. Uncontainable. Inexhaustible. It created a beautiful universe.It gives life.God with us. Oh, the Love of Christ! Sleeps in a stable.Hangs on a cross.Perfumes an empty tomb.Glorifies a heavenly throne. It shines on every face of every raceliving at every pace in everyContinue reading “CHRISTMAS LOVE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 46 Christmas time can create or invoke precious memories. I can still hear my dad repeatedly singing “White Christmas” to my new baby brother. I even remarked that I thought the little bundle who interrupted my monopoly on Christmas gifts might be getting tired of hearing that song. This Christmas Memory wasContinue reading “CHRISTMAS MEMORIES 1974”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 45 Laugh. Think. Cry. That makes a good day. I try to add a little of all three emotions in our Winsday sessions. Today is reserved for the latter two. (Note: If you need some laughter today, check out session 24 “The Mystery of the Missing Nachos” or session 11 “Listening: IContinue reading “HOPE FOR A SAD HEART”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 44 It was memorable! It was stupid! It was memorably stupid! It was the night I was temporarily blinded by one of the most inspirational illustrations ever performed before a live audience. If you were there, you had never seen anything like it. If you were me doing the illustration, you couldContinue reading “For Your Eyes Only”

REWIND WINSDAY WISDOM Where is the leftover turkey? He is sitting on the couch! That’s me! No Black Friday shopping. No weekend chores. No nothing! Just a big stuffed leftover turkey sitting on the couch sleeping through a TV football game. Most of us have some Thanksgiving traditions. Some traditions have to be altered throughContinue reading “A THANKSGIVING PRAYER”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 42 THE GAME! It’s time! College football has its storied rivalries. Only one is known as “The Game.” It is not the OU-Texas Red River Classic. It is not OU-OSU Bedlam. Not Bama vs. Auburn in the Iron Bowl or LSU at Death Valley. Not Michigan-Ohio State. Not USC-UCLA. It is notContinue reading “THE GAME”