Tag: age
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Stumbling, Standing, Seeking; The Pursuit of True Wisdom
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Nothing pains some people more than having to think.” Okay, that was not his most relevant nor most repeated piece of wisdom. But it is true. I have reached the stage of life where I am purported to have gained a certain level of wisdom. After all, I have walked…
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“Just Plant Your Feet and Pull”
We put a stupid amount of money into sod to cover the drain field for our upcoming house that we are building. It’s a requirement of the county we live in. I suppose there is a good reason for it–something like not letting all that dirt we also paid a lot of money for…
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Redeeming the Time
She stood at the top of the steps of the porch of the ante-bellum house, shading her eyes from the sun, peering over the crowd of party-goers. She scanned the crowd for her husband of nearly 45 years, listening intently for his laugh, his voice, anything to give her an indication of where he…