“Home is where the heart is,” is thought to have originated back to the Roman naval commander Pliny the Elder in 23-79AD. Home, is where you dwell. Although I have lived in different parts of Arkansas most of my life, I have also lived in Texas, Mississippi, Turkey, and Japan. But dwelling is more than …
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I Chose To Be A Flute-Tooter
Life is interesting. I have noticed that the major turning points in my life usually look insignificant. It was a typical fall morning when I was 14 in the 9th grade. The senior high football coach had assembled the 9th grade football players, which I was one, in a room to make a decision. He …
“Idle Hands Are…”
“… the devil’s workshop!” While I can’t remember when I first heard that, it must have been at least 70 years ago. For my dad, a farmer, being idle was a foreign concept. He saw all the things that must be done, and he knew the nature of young boys. He knew young boys left …
The More Things Change…The More They Stay The Same.
I am Blessed to have my mother’s tattered Bible (small Bible in the middle), mother & dad’s family Bible (large black Bible on right) and what I believe to be my grandparents very old family Bible (brown Bible on the left). As I turned the crumbly pages, I thought to myself, “Oh if they pages …
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The Power of ONE!
Do you ever feel like you can’t make a difference? Do you ever self-talk, “I’m only one person, what could I do?” “I don’t have ____ like other people have.” Flash, this thinking did not come from God! I know this because it would violate God’s Law of the Farm. I believe God used His …
Fingerprints & Stories
Fingerprints are evidence of someone being there. Each are unique. I’m not sure when or where the concept of God leaving His Fingerprints is from, but it has become one of my default responses throughout the day. This intentional looking for His Fingerprints keeps my relationship with Him fresh & Joyful. Each time it creates …
Are You Honking?
In a few weeks we will begin to hear them in the air…Canadian Geese. Can you imagine a goose being interviewed on TV? The interviewer would form questions around the facts I found on Google. “Mr. George Goose, why do y’all fly in a “V” formation?” George’s response…silence. “Mr. George, what training have you and …
Is It Professional or Personal?
People are relational. The question is, what is the nature of the relationship? I have had more professional relationships in my life than personal. Professional relationships have a common bond found through work, school, church, organizations, and many others. Professional relationships may have some of the same characteristics of caring, empathy, and knowing personal details, …
“Catch Anything?”
This one of my treasured possessions. It’s an early picture of my dad and his catch. Like most farmers, when there was time, the only hobby he had was hunting & fishing. I still have dad’s old tackle box with his lures and a small bottle of iodine (for young readers, this was the standard …
The Least Likely…
Life is full of the “least likely.” The shortest basketball player to play in the MBA is Muggsy Bogues. This 5’3’’ man played in 889 games for 14 seasons. Bogues had career averages of 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 7.6 assists. As a leader I look at most things as an opportunity. The first step …
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