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A Privilege One of the many privileges that came with raising my three sons was teaching them how to ride a bike. Though all three of them learned how, none of them learned in the same manner.  When our first born was ready to ride a bike, we were country dwellers. There was no pavement…

Deliberate  Making any deliberate choice in our lives sends us down a new path that, for a while, will be foreign and sometimes frightening.  Thinking of some of the deliberate choices I’ve made in my life, I’m reminded of the time when I embarked on some trekking excursions with a very experienced hiker. I met…

Hard Work Years ago, one of my sisters needed our help. She’d purchased an old house that she could turn into a rental. But, before she could rent the house, it needed a major makeover. And so began the hard work. Enlisting the help of our three sons and two nephews, we started tearing off…

Imprisoned by Unforgiveness There was a time in my life when I lived behind the bars of unforgiveness. These bars were made from all the grudges I held against my dad and I shared my cell with bitterness, anger, resentment and spite. It was not a very happy time in my life, but I will…