Tag: connection
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Community Doesn’t Just Happen
One-on-one communication is on life support… We have reached to age where we will e-mail or text someone who is just a few feet away. We avoid the phone call because it takes longer than a quick text. Skip the pleasantries. Get to the point. Get your answer. Move on the next issue. Right? This…
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Photo Friday: A Mere Speck
Last weekend my son invited me to go off shore fishing with him and two of his friends. We left early in an effort to try to beat the heat. It’s been brutally hot this year in North Florida so getting out early really helps. While riding out as the sun was coming up and…
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Reaching Down
My grandfather was an avid golfer. He simply loved the game. I remember thinking when I was a young kid just how great it would be if my grandpa invited me to play golf with him. I actually visualized it often, but I knew that it would be a pain for him. I would be…
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The Shifting Keys
Funny how things change. You can be so sure of something, and over time, your views can be changed to something vastly different. It’s crazy. Like shifting sand. When I was young and just entering college, I was convinced that the secret to success was knowledge. If I could just absorb a vast…
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Take Back Christmas!
I think everyone would agree- Christmas is special. Regardless of your level of faith, the holiday brings a wonder of warmth, family, and giving to others. The feeling of Christmas is hard to describe. For children it may be focused on the gifts, and with age, the focus shifts to family, friends and the gathering together of loved ones. …
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Different Is Good!
Yesterday Kathy and I went on a hike through the Cahuita National Park along the Carribean coast of Costa Rica. We had a guide who had an amazing eye to pick out wildlife far off in the trees. The diversity of life that we saw was remarkable, yet everything fit together and you had the…
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Opposites Day
When my kids were young they would often play a game called Opposites Day. During this particular day, whatever they said was actually the opposite of what is true. This was really just a way of trying to catch the other sibling- kind of a trap. Really just a kid’s game. But I think that…
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Christmas Aftermath: Sifting Through the Rubble
I have to admit: I get pretty frustrated with the Christmas season as it has become. The commercialization and extreme excess of the holiday is overwhelming to me. I want a quiet day in which we can just relax and reflect on the importance and meaning of Christmas. The true meaning of the season- the birth…
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Get Rich!
Ah- the American Dream! Big house, fancy cars, fat retirement account, 2 kids, a dog and a white picket fence. Is this really a dream or is it a curse? For your typical overachiever (like me) the pursuit of wealth can be all consuming. It can swallow you and ALL of your energy. Is this what…
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Simply Beautiful
I am an avid gardener. I love to grow just about anything. I tell folks that I am really a farmer trapped in a carpenter’s body! I particularly love growing two flowers– roses and dahlias. Now these flowers are a real challenge in North Florida. Roses are susceptible to disease from the excessive moisture. It’s a constant battle…
Leading by Serving 