Tag: kind
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What Do You Do With A General?
In “White Christmas”, Bing Crosby croons, “What do you do with a general when he stops being a general?” For him, it was questioning how to honor a man who is no longer given the chance to do what he’s trained his whole life to do. It’s a question many have today when men and […]
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When Choosing Hard Is Good
Even when you know it’s coming, it’s not easy to lose someone. Death is never a kind guest. This past week I lost a good friend, a relative by marriage, one of my heroes of the faith. I wasn’t related to him by blood, but his death felt like a passing of the baton […]
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The Papa Experience
It’s a challenge for youngsters who have two people they care about named the same. Particularly when you don’t see either very frequently. It’s confusing to put faces with where they’re from, whom they belong to and how each shows up differently. Papas can be such a problem. Having the chance to visit our son […]
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When A Warrior Is Called Home
When we moved to Orlando years ago, the size of our family overwhelmed a lot of people. Six children were a handful. Folks were a little intimidated to invite us over for a meal. Betty and Herb never hesitated. Grandparents weren’t close. The kids hadn’t grown up with the influence of an older generation who had […]
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Change Is The New Normal
I’d been looking forward to a change of venue for weeks before arriving in Colorado. I’m the kind of person that gets a little fidgety when I’ve been in a routine for awhile. It has nothing to do with the routine itself. My normal is something I enjoy. I have the privilege of interacting with […]
Tip of My Iceberg 