Tag: listening
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Didn’t Expect To See That
It was “Drive Your Tractor To Church Day” up in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. We’ve never experienced that in Florida. Here in Orlando, I don’t see that many tractors, period. My son and his family own a winery in the south-central part of the state, where they and those owning much larger farms require tractors to handle…
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Who Needs Advice?
He was driving. I was in the passenger seat, trying with little success not to comment on his driving. What increased the humor exponentially were the other five gals in the car, all of whom are certified back-seat drivers. All who had something significant to express about his skill behind the wheel. We managed to…
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Hearing But Not Believing
We all have selective hearing. It begins when we’re children, listening to our parents or any authority figure telling us to do or stop doing something that doesn’t mesh with what we want. It doesn’t matter the decibel level or tone of voice used–if a child doesn’t want to listen, they won’t. We had a…
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Walk–Talk–Eat–Repeat
Having just returned from a week in Spain meeting with people and attending a wedding, I’m feeling more than a little out of my element coming back to busyness, hurrying, texting, and quickly shared words as we move from one thing to another. The pace in Europe was a little slower, but just as much…
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Not Everything Needs To Be Said
I love this man dearly. He is a person of deep integrity and grace who has put up with me for more years than I can imagine. I do not love his driving. I’m the more aggressive driver of the two of us. My average speed is nine miles over the limit–I’m not the fastest…
Tip of My Iceberg 