Tag: Fear
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Goodbye Fear, Hello Joy
Not Wanting To Be A Shepherd Boy: “I don’t want to be a shepherd. I always have to be a dumb old shepherd.” The little boy hung his head and scuffed his foot in the dirt before he climbed into the car. “I want to be a wise man for once. They were the cool…
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
I have trust issues. I say this a lot. It comes up when I’m driving, for instance. Especially on the interstate. Here where I live people have an aversion to turn signals. As if alerting people to their intention to suddenly dart into your lane at 75-80 mph is an invasion of their privacy. They…
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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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You’re Going to be Okay
“You’re going to be okay.” I think all of us have had times when we needed to hear these words. My grandson, Evan, needed to hear them about three months ago. He was lying in the E.R. hearing that there was something wrong with his heart. The cardiologist was using words quite unfamiliar to…
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The Seasons for Storms
A storm is headed our way. Again. A real one, not just the proverbial kind. In the interests of transparency, I will state that Helene snubbed her nose at us here in the northeast corner of Florida, leaving us wet and dazed and picking up debris and fallen trees in her wake. Nothing like our…
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Wave upon Wave–of Panic
We had a wonderful family vacation recently with four of our grandchildren. We visited theme parks, and spent a week at our time-share. We had a great week making memories and having fun. The best money we spent, however, was at the water park. Summer in Florida is best spent in water, trust me. We…