Tag: purpose
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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…
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Dark Clouds, Silver Linings and Zooms
Today has been a busy day packed with back-to-back appointments. I had a 10:00 a.m. appointment with my healthcare provider, then an 11:00 with my hairdresser. At 1:00 in the afternoon I have a small group meeting to discuss a short course I recently finished. I will try to squeeze a quick lunch in the…
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The Power of the Personal Relationship
Several years ago we happened upon a television show called Alone. Simple title for a simple concept. Contestants are survival experts who are dropped off in harrowing conditions, like extreme remote parts of British Columbia, Patagonia, and Northern Vancouver Island for example, and left to survive on their own with the barest of survival equipment.…
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Purpose to Love: The Greatest Commandment
One of the most unromantic things I’ve ever heard in a marriage seminar was in a session about husbands being commanded to love their wives. The speaker spent way too much time on the word ‘commanded’. His point was that God pretty much ordered men to love their wives, even if they didn’t feel like…
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When We Lose Our Purpose, or Our Purse
Odd things can take place when you decide to clean out a closet. People have their own method of getting it done. For some strange reason, my oldest son’s method involved sitting in the middle of his floor, surrounded by piles of debris, reading books. My daughter’s was rearranging what was in her closet in…
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Purpose in a World of Clicks, Likes and Follows
I took my oldest granddaughter shoe shopping along with one of her best friends last week. It was not as frightening as it may sound. We had a good time. We went to dinner afterwards and had a very special time of conversation, laughter and even got a free dessert for her when the waiter…