Do you see the pickles? If you are a married man, this is a default question that seems to just roll out of our mouths. As soon as the words leave my lips, my wife of 50 awesome years, will walk over… and like a surgeon snatch the pickles right from where I was looking. …
Tag: God First
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 …
“This Time I’ll Use A Bigger Mallet!”
Crime is up…Prices are up…There are wars & rumors of war…People are anxious & scared about the future. The country is divided. We seem to be playing the real-life game of “Wac-A-Mole”. Just as fast as we knock down one problem, up pops another. So, we try to solve our life problems with a bigger …
Do More…?
Is God asking me to do more? As an old & retired guy, my “normal” has shifted from when I worked. I was a “Do More” guy. I was overweight, taking multiple pills for my high blood pressure and headed for a heart attack. My best friend told me, “Rob, you were wound so tight, …
“First, Put What You Have in Your Hand Down and Then Take It With Both Hands.”
Several weeks ago, we had a tea party with our 6 & 9-year-old granddaughters. Mary got her mom’s teacups out for this special time. Like children they wanted to help. I remember Mary saying, “First, Put Down What You Have in Your Hand and Then Take It With Both Hands.” Sound familiar? Makes sense. And …
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Never Forget…
Last weekend we celebrated the Best Family Reunion. Our family tree has been traced back to 1244 but our memories and stories go back to the siblings of Willie & Mary Best who had 5 children (my mom, 3 aunts & 1 uncle) who then had 9 children. It’s just cousins now with stories. I …
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