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Dazzle, Dazzled, Dazzling
I was reading a novel recently and the word “dazzle” jumped off the page at me. I realized I hadn’t seen that word, nor heard it spoken, in a very long time.,,and that perhaps that is why it did jump off the page for me! My mind ran to what the word actually means in…
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Input/Output
Ideas for blogs are delivered to my brain via multiple paths – sometimes just random thoughts, maybe a line from a book I’m reading, maybe a Bible verse that jumped off the page, a news story, and more. However they come, I always get excited that there is more to discover, just from a few…
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We are what we eat…
The way I see it at this age, most folks consider two directions we can go with how we eat – LET ‘ER RIP – we’ve dieted, eaten to keep our weight under control our entire adult life. Let’s just enjoy anything we want to in the way of eating and drinking, not worry about…
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Keep Learning…
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Henry Ford I’m reading a novel that brings up repeatedly a good point about life in general – that of always being interested in learning – a new skill, a new era of history, a new language –…
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Living the Dream
I don’t think I talk about this part of my life very much at all, but I work in Europe on a regular basis with a ministry organization that has designed a process for planting churches in any European culture and in almost any denomination. I work on the US side with partners who support…
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Noisy Bazaar
I’m a “quote-aholic” – I find that when I’m at a loss for words, I can often find a quote that perfectly fits my attitude or expresses my feelings du jour. Or I frequently just look for quotes on random subjects that pop into my head. When I’m reading a particularly stimulating book, a novel…
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A year and a half of bad syrup
Recently I actually had a waffle for breakfast and needed the syrup. A waffle is quite unusual for me to eat at home – well, honestly, ever – as I work fairly diligently to fuel myself in the morning for the day ahead. Getting up between 4 and 5 and having Zoom meetings with my…
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Change – think about it!
Those of us who have passed through the portal moving us into retirement understand that “change” is a big part of adjusting to new life styles, new responsibilities (or lack of), new rhythms. A recent article I read on “stress and depression” in retirement counseled readers to “embrace change” – don’t fight it, accept it…
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A Life of Hope
I’m very much a word person – like to think about the power of words, their definitions, but also their connotations – what is implied when you use certain words. And what form of the word do you use? The noun, the adjective, the verb – which is more powerful when you say it or…
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Love Trumps Everything
You’d think I could have learned this earlier in my life. I’ve been surrounded by love from a multitude of people – expected and unexpected. I’ve experienced all types of love – God’s unmerited love, fought for love, romantic love, platonic love, family and friend love, and even surprising love. My life has been filled…
Don't Waste Your Retirement 