Recently I drove by a junk yard and saw a car sitting on blocks with no wheels. I thought about the “image” it left in my mind. That car could be full of gas and oil and be brand new. It could be equipped with all the modern conveniences–GPS, USB outlet to play iPhones, blue…
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Hate Well
“Don’t hate!” A common phrase I have heard young people say a ton in the last 6 years. Hate is a strong word and often has a negative connotation. The definition of hate means to detest or dislike very much. Hate in and of itself can actually be a good thing depending on what we…
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Delight in the Lord
Recently, while visiting our daughter in Athens, I sat on her sofa for just a few hours as she watched required training videos before starting her new job at Chick-fil-A. I was in absolute awe over the professionally done videos–the quality of training included and the principles that were driven home……I should have expected nothing…
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Motivational
Working Hard
God gave us bodies, brains and opportunity and He expects us to use it! Simple truth: I have never seen a bird that did not leave the nest after it learned to fly. Does God drop mosquitoes into the bird’s nest? Not hardly! He provides bugs for flying birds who GO OUT AND SEEK THEM!…
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Fresh Attitude
I cannot tell you the amount of time we have spent within our home talking about our “attitude!” I think Bill, Brewer, Thomas, Collins and myself would 100% agree that we have struggled and battled tremendously in our attitude toward many things, especially in the area of golf which has been a large part of…
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Silver Lining
I have heard it said, “There is always a silver lining.” On the Front 9, I guess I didn’t see it as much as I do now that I am on the Back 9. I suppose I could attribute it to maturity which goes hand-in-hand with much experience and life. I also believe you have…
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Kitchen Closed
For years, while raising our kids, part of my “Plate of Life” included a daily routine of packing lunches, making breakfast, and cooking dinner. I really found fulfillment in it and found myself duplicating what my mother did for me when I was growing up. I don’t regret one minute of this daily pleasure/job. Meal…
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Faithfulness
I love this quote and have found it to be so true, “Life can only be understood backward but it must be lived forward…….” Twenty-six years ago and newly married, Bill and I moved to Columbia. We were so blessed to find a church home in Shandon Baptist. Dick Lincoln was the minister then and…