IF IT’S ON THE INTERNET….

We have all heard this statement before – IF IT IS ON THE INTERNET, IT MUST BE TRUE.  Usually we laugh.  And we should.  The problem is our actions, in regards to what we do with that internet information doesn’t…

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CONSIDER THE SOURCE

We have all heard this expression before.  We have all been admonished with this saying.  We have all said it to another person.  We have even thought it ourselves.  CONSIDER THE SOURCE. Just yesterday a friend of mine indicated that…

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KEEPING IT CLASSY

I had the best laugh this morning!  As I was scrolling through my Facebook, I noticed a post in a “group” I belong to that spoke of the frantic desperation that some people use Facebook to promote. No worries -no…

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BRUTAL HONESTY

It seems that the more aggressive I am in my blog writing – the more readers and comments ( on FB – not on the blog itself) I seem to generate.  Last night I mentioned this to my DH –…

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WITH EXCELLENCE

Many years ago, my DH and I were pastoring a small Kansas congregation that was struggling to find their niche in the community in which it was located.  As a part of the discovery process,  the church closed in order…

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CHARACTER COUNTS

I have been looking at this all wrong.  I was disappointed in the wrong thing.  I am back to grinding my ax about leadership. And just a warning – this is brutal honesty today. So be sure you want to…

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BADGE OF PERSPECTIVE

You have to understand.  Old Navy came into existence right about the same time we had our youngest child.  We were pretty financially challenged, WIC and reduced lunches were our friend, and hand me downs were beyond appreciated (read that…

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FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST JOINING US….

Tuesday, my daughter dropped me off at the airport in Raleigh,NC.  I was pre-checked into Southwest with “service to Chicago Midway and connecting to Wichita,KS”.  All went according to plan in NC.  Thirty minutes prior to departure, we began boarding…

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A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE

This is the first time in nearly 33 years that I have been apart from my husband for more than a few days.  The last time we were apart, was the summer before we got married.  I moved back to…

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SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY

I think that most states, if not all, have a law regarding cell phone usage while driving. And they should.  However, the irony of restricted cell phone usage while driving is an interesting one. As I am travelling through various…

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