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Life’s Lessons
My nephew has very recently been hired as an entry-level fireman. He has been working toward this for a number of years. First came EMT training; then...
Life’s Lessons
On the way home from a recent mission trip to Kentucky, I missed my wallet. I had carried it in my waistband pack but when I reached for it, it was no...
Life’s Lessons
Socks, the resident cat at my house, hadn’t been well for quite a while. He had gone from being a 22-pound cat to under nine pounds. He couldn&#...
Life’s Lessons
Shall I throw a temper tantrum? It seems a fitting place to do just that because, you see, I don’t want to chronicle the story God has told me t...
Life’s Lessons
In preparation for a six-day mission trip to an area of Kentucky I had never visited, I brought my travel case in from the garage. Kelly took immediat...
Life’s Lessons
With the announcement that Little Sisters of the Poor has the Sacred Heart Home in Oregon, Ohio, up for sale, everyone there is feeling a bit to a lot...
Life’s Lessons
If I were to ask, you would probably say you are a truthful person. And I would believe you. But are you truthful all the time?Many of you are older n...
Life’s Lessons
During the lengthy period of my unemployment before I relocated to Fulton County, cousins offered a helping hand by having me and my roommate do some ...
Life’s Lessons
It’s interesting to watch Kelly drop right into her working mode in different situations.One night, when we stepped into a motel lobby, the only...
Life’s Lessons
These thoughts came to mind this week when a niece asked about my days working in the coal mines. Her question was, “When you worked in the coal...
