answered prayer

How does one pray for a terminally ill loved one experiencing extreme pain with indicators that the illness is getting worse? I prayed for mercy. Mom had lived a great life. She “let go” at about 1:30am this morning. Quietly. Peacefully. And God...

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giving up vs. letting go

My mom is not doing well. She was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma just over 5 years ago. Most patients live just over 5 years. Last week, I was with her at her oncologist appointment. Mom is driven by the numbers....

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Ignorance vs. Truth

I had a conversation earlier this week with my dad about my mom. She is struggling with some immense pain and overall tiredness. In preparation to see her oncologist later next week, an MRI has been ordered to try...

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Hurdles Part 2

One my biggest/hardest hurdles vs. closed doors thing comes with the FH thing, namely, OTB. Tonight we had a meeting to begin “closing out the books” on our professional relationship. I was dreading the meeting and had already postponed...

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thought for the day

finishing weak sucks

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civic duty

I did my civic duty today and voted. Yee Haw! It was an August primary election. Nothing too flashy about that. How did I vote? Poorly. I’m starting to think that politics is similar to nuclear physics, not many people...

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meaning

Many moons ago, i was on the road with a band. One of our stops took us to Sedona, Arizona, the mecca for new age spiritualists. We heard stories of how “the vortex” changed people’s lives. We also heard...

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Hurdles vs. Closed Doors

Maybe I’ll start this with an answer rather than a question. Maybe it’s about having that “call” which makes the difference... I’m a little confused. At what point do struggles present as hurdles that God is calling me to overcome...

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the perfect title lost in a world of chaos

From the moment I get up to the moment I go to bed, I see things in my world that need to get done. Tons of things around my house. From an unfinished kitchen to landscaping to a disaster...

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perspectives

I’ve been reminded lately of how perspective can change everything. Tonight Will had a baseball game. The whole game was filled with examples of perspective. And reactions to differing points of view. Will plays on a team made up of boys...

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