Category Archives: Patience

I Am Blessed

Posted on 2024/06/01 by JimR, Chaplain

My wife and I came home this evening after spending it with her classmates from 1974 for their 50th anniversary graduation dinner. This year would be 55 years for me. God has blessed me with a wonderful woman in my … Continue reading →

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Availability

Posted on 2024/05/11 by JimR, Chaplain

Believe me when I say growing old is not for sissies. I’ll be seventy-four in October and I’m beginning to feel the change an old body takes from year to year now. The body will fail. It will die. Disease … Continue reading →

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Obtaining Perfection

Posted on 2024/03/16 by JimR, Chaplain

Okay, okay. I know I’m not prolificate in my writing habits. My number one issue is I have to feel the unction to do so and that gets stifled by so many surrounding issues on a daily basis. I have … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on 2024/02/21 by JimR, Chaplain

I have questions. Quite a few lately and as time passes even more arise. Being my age leaves one to think of the end of life. Let’s face it. There are a lot less days ahead that behind. I’ve written … Continue reading →

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New Book/Old Book

Posted on 2024/01/28 by JimR, Chaplain

When I was in my mid fifties I sat down to writing my life’s story. I likened it to the introduction to the life of Beowulf. In the end, all a man has is his story. His story will last forever as long … Continue reading →

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I Get It Now

Posted on 2023/12/30 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m there. I’ve realized all the life experiences I have to offer in the form of advice to the younger generation are usually pushed aside as nonsense. Of course, I was likely much the same when I was younger, but … Continue reading →

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Fuel to Burn

Posted on 2023/11/29 by JimR, Chaplain

I was once told that all my past was turned into fuel to propel me into my future. It took me several years to realize that what I learned from the past has done just that. God has given me … Continue reading →

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I Will Not Bow, I Will Not Bend

Posted on 2023/11/25 by JimR, Chaplain

NewsBreak is a news source I get notifications from daily. There are sometimes events that go against my Chrisitan faith and I will comment. Without fail, I will get assailed by non-believers for my stance. The comments come in a … Continue reading →

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Dogs are Man’s Best Friend

Posted on 2023/11/20 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve always said that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. But after reading the following, you’ll see what I just realized. Cheyenne “Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!” My father yelled at me. “Can’t you … Continue reading →

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Children Are Our Heritage

Posted on 2023/09/23 by JimR, Chaplain

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3 I have had something that has shifted in my life of late. I drove a school bus when I was … Continue reading →

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