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I’ve sat on this one for a couple of weeks. March is Developmental Disabilities Month and I came across a quote from Robert Hensel which reads “There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.” Many of you know my son Hank’s story. Many of you have lived…
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I fully know that not all of my blog followers are Christians and frankly many ideas of Christianity these days are not how I view it or how I believe it should be. Please don’t stop reading now. I promise this post is not preachy or anything like that. However, I believe there is wisdom…
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Oh, that age old question that we often encounter prior to an event, a conference, or headed out to hang out with friends, neighbors, etc…. “What are you going to wear?” Full disclosure I am not into fashion. Frankly, I find myself in a guessing game many times and really fall back into comfort over…
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I was recently at a concert and the artist asked that the house lights be turned off. They then asked that everyone in attendance turn on their phone lights. The result was absolutely amazing! An arena of over 10,000 attendees was illuminated simply by each person shining their light into the darkness. As I watched…
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Several years ago one of our church leaders placed a quote on the board by C.S. Lewis. It read: “There is someone I love, even though I don’t approve of what he does. There is someone I accept, though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive, though he hurts…
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We are in a season surrounded by gift giving. Regardless of your faith, chances are you participate in gift giving this time of year. As a Christian this season is very special to me. We had our Music Sunday at Church yesterday and I was blessed enough to join several talented musicians to deliver the…
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I’m not unlike many this time of year. I love so many movies that are oriented around Christmas and the messages of peace, hope, and love. To that end you likely already know I’m not going to be writing a critically acclaimed piece here on the movie “Diehard”. Instead I’m going to take a moment…
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When thinking of how I wanted to start out on this posting adventure I decided to focus on the lyrics to my very first release. Truth is I’ve been a writer most of my life, but it wasn’t until I found the medium of combining words with melodies that I found something special deep inside…
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Welcome to my word press site! As the title reflects this site is strongly tied to my music and musings. Hope you all enjoy!
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When considering ways to reach out in this sometimes bleak, but beautiful world I found this platform. While I’m not a professional writer by any means I do believe it is one of the best mediums we can use to capture just a glimpse of what we observe, feel, and gain from life around us.…
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