Tag: grace
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Building Legacies Through Kindness and Faith
This year when I reported back to work as an elementary assistant principal, I noticed some new faces. As I introduced myself to an assistant principal who looked older than me, and I’m a middle-aged guy, I assumed she was someone who retired, and then was rehired. When I told her my name and asked…
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Holding Still
I remember the moment vividly. It was an early summer morning and dad and I were working together outside, using a wheelbarrow to haul rocks and dirt. All of a sudden, we heard a tremendous buzz. I looked up and the sky was filled with bees–thousands of them! They were flying together like a giant…
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Only Roosters Crow
It started as a question over coffee: “Do chickens crow, or just roosters?” I answered my wife Dr. Seuss style, “Only roosters crow, as far as I know.” I hedged my response, because I knew if I said, “Yes, only roosters crow,” she would have Googled it immediately. What if there’s a rare breed of…
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Paws and Reflect (12): Say Thank You!
The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.
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Finding Meaning in an Open Closet Door
It started simply enough. Shortly after we remodeled our home, I found a closet door open in the back hallway. “I must have forgotten to close it after I was in there last night,” I convinced myself. But it kept happening. “Sweetheart, were you in the back hallway closet yesterday? I noticed it was left…
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Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story
It was a beautiful spring day at Grandma and Grandad’s house, but in the afternoon the sky over their little farm turned black. The wind and rain, that started just after supper, kept pounding the roof until after bedtime. A bright flash of lightning, followed quickly by a loud boom shook me out of bed.…
Davids Daily Dose 