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Category Archives: Family
Leave The Door Open
I’ve wrestled with this over the last twelve years. Should I close the door or should I keep it open. By that, I mean my sons. I have two sons, both in the mid-forties. Both are married for several years. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Christian, Common Sense, Divorce, Family, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, Home, Love, Maturity, Mental Health, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Priorities, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual
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What Would I Tell My Dad?
At this point in life I find myself with a peculiar thought. I turned seventy years old this year. May dad passed away at the age of sixty. This being the last day of 2020 I look in retrospect of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, church, Days in Small, Death, Divorce, Dreams, Family, God's Calling, Health, Home, Human Touch, Love, Maturity, Memories, Mental Health, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Prayer, Priorities, Respect for Life, Sadness, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investment, Spiritual Investments
Tagged #dad, #ministry calling, #overcoming
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Ain’t Got Me Yet
Let’s see, I’ve had the Red measles, Black measles, German measles, mumps, chicken pox, my mom told me the docs told her I also had a mild case of small pox and an assortment of other diseases. I almost went … Continue reading
God’s Gift to Me
I have to say something about today. I don’t take any day for granted, but to share them with Libby Lewis Rowe is sufficient. She is God’s earthly representation of His love for me. She stands by me patiently giving … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Christian, Family, Love, Mental Health, Soulmate, Spiritual
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End of a Year and End of a Decade
It seems like only yesterday I was sixty. That was 2010. Now approaching seventy I’ve found a plethora of changes have occurred not only in my mental state, but physical as well. No longer youthful, even as I presumed so … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Christian, Christian Mission, church, Divorce, Dreams, Family, God's Calling, Home, Love, Maturity, Memories, Mental Health, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Prayer, Priorities, Sobering Thoughts, Soulmate, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investment, Spiritual Investments, Welcome!, Work
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Stale Perception
This morning a young lady ministered in our morning service to start the October theme of Phobias. Phobias are simplistically a form of unnatural fear. Part of the explanation was directed into an area I found to explain something I’ve … Continue reading
I Could Be Angry, But I’m an Adult Male
An open door appeared to me for an area of ministry to disciple men. It’s with a major Christian organization. But after one phone call from their representative his words, not mine, are come back and see us in three … Continue reading
The Hug
Hugs. I never experienced them growing up. What is a hug? I did a quick research and found there is a list of types of hugs. Namely 11 from one particular place I looked. I didn’t know there were so … Continue reading
Heart On My Sleeve
My wife asked me a couple of days ago why I tell so much about myself on my blog. My answer is simple. There are people in this world who have, are and will be going through things in life … Continue reading
Grandmother
Someone asked the question as to what one remembers about their grandmother. My dad’s mom and dad lived next to us when I grew up. My granddad died when I was seven and I loved him dearly. But grandmother was … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Days in Small, Death, Family, Memories, Old Age, Ponderings
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