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Do you realize you are in a race that will define your life? Are you running to win? Are you aware of the only opponent who can stop you? A BIG HEART CAN DO GREAT THINGS. This weekend was the running of the Kentucky Derby, my mother’s favorite sporting event because of her childhood memoriesContinue reading “REWIND 5: The Biggest Race of Your Life”

HIGH TIDE HARRY’S Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. Every other dayEvery other day of the week is fine, yeahBut whenever Monday comes But whenever Monday comesYou can find me cryin’ all of the time Monday, MoaningCan’t trust that dayMonday, MoaningIt just turns out that way Whoa, Monday, MoaningWon’t go awayMonday, MoaningIt’s hereContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 8”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 214 WHY? That is my wife’s most asked question directed to me. WHY DID YOU (fill in the blank)? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON? It happened again today after she found the wet clothes piled on top of the dryer. [Note: This Winsday Wisdom is meant to be comedic, not criticism or complaint.Continue reading “WHY, OH WHY?”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 213 We live in a social world where unhappy people boldly express their dislike of other people as well as their disgruntlement of life. How should we interact with those whose lifestyle and values are vastly different, even hostile to ours? The story I am about to share is the TRUTH, theContinue reading “IHOP MELTDOWN”

WINSDAY WISDOM REWIND 4 This story was stored in a closet for over thirty years in order to protect the innocent and guilty parties from embarrassment. Now it is on Rewind. My Saturday morning lawn mowing trance was interrupted by my wife’s wildly waving arms. I immediately suspected it was another warning to stay awayContinue reading “REWIND LOVE: LOST and FOUND”

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. It was the worst Monday Moaning of my life (at least at that time). I felt sorry for myself. [Just for the record, Monday Moaning is usually self-focused.] I was so down. Monday Moaning down in the depths of the sea down. Rock bottom down. Down inContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 7”

WINSDAY WISDOM 211 STUCK IN SPIRO MUD…AGAIN Have you ever felt stuck emotionally? Spiritually Stuck? You are not alone. It has some similarities to getting your car stuck in the mud. That can be a very frustrating experience. Even embarrassing. Trust me. I love the sounds of a rainy day. Lots of rain can softenContinue reading “SPIRITUALLY STUCK”

WINSDAY WISDOM 212 LOVE is the giving up of oneself as a sacrifice for the true good of someone else. There is a spiritual danger that we become so familiar with the churchy words that we treat the cross as some history lesson or religious relic or holiday. The cross means much more than justContinue reading “THEY CRUCIFIED JESUS”

STUCK on the BEACH It was Sunday afternoon. It caused a lot of Monday Moaning for a lot of people. My family loves the Florida beach. This was one of our first visits. We were returning from morning church. My daughter and youngest son were with me in our gray van. I asked them ifContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 6”

WINSDAY WISDOM 210 Some of our grandkids are into Marvel movies. Guardians of the Galaxy featured an adventurer who must unite four misfits against a cosmic threat to destroy this whole galaxy. The crew found a higher purpose for their lives and saved the galaxy. The sequels describe these superheroes as “without a plan, butContinue reading “GUARDIANS of the GRANDKIDS”