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WINSDAY WISDOM Session 205 Love First. Love Most. It is as easy as slipping on ice or falling off a ladder.  Sometimes it comes with heartaches and pains.            I share some Winsday Wisdom with you today, not only a little older, but with a whole lot more aches and pains.  This cold weather finds meContinue reading “FALLING INTO GRATITUDE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 204 LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL (#1 Textbook). Embarrassment. It happens. I still don’t like it. Maybe it feels worse when you have embarrassed those you love. My wife deserves a gold medal for what she has endured because of my goof-ups. I was a real embarrassment to my oldestContinue reading “WOW! THAT WAS EMBARRASSING!”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 203 William Borden was a young man who believed that Jesus lived inside of him to lead him to others Jesus intended to love through him. He inspired his generation and subsequent ones to passionately love first and most. As the heir of the Chicago based Borden Milk Company and the familyContinue reading “NO REGRETS”

WINSDAY WISDOM REWIND 1: THE AIRPORT The strange sight was even more unforgettable than the frantic sounds. I was among the startled bystanders witnessing a most unusual event as the early morning solitude was interrupted by rumbling steps and piercing shouts. I was staring out the large airport window at the sun peeking over theContinue reading “REWIND 1: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE”

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”