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>isn’t it amazing that one of the kindest, most appreciated gifts that you can give someone is completely free? i have received more than my share of encouragement in the past few months, from people very close to me as well as from people who are close to people who are close to me. and…

>as fate would have it, the teaching topic at church this morning was “community”. but not just any kind of “community”. “authentic community”. the best kind. the kind that, like the best kind of love, is filled with people with whom we belong. who genuinely care for us. who hold us accountable. it is the…

>my brother and i are giving a little cocktail party tonight. last night, i went to purchase the little finger foods that will be placed strategically throughout my house, and the night before that, i picked up the wine — some red, some white. my brother is bringing the beer. the playlists are set up…

>it’s pre-6:00 a.m. on december 14th, and that means that all those years ago, i had just come into the world. 5:33 a.m., to be exact, i believe. wow. and i’m still here. last night, on birthday eve, i was writing the first draft of some goals for the next full year of my little…

>(each of the “it’s about time” installments are the result of my mostly attentive note-taking during recent messages delivered by jeff kinkade at my church). the secret to real joy in life is generosity. not just talking about financial generosity but rather all year-round generosity. not talking about human generosity which is often motivated by…

>for the past few weeks, the pastor at my church has been teaching in a series called “it’s about time…”. each week, he adds, “for…” and whatever the topic is for the week. there have been some really powerful thoughts and ideas in the teachings, so i thought i would make them more widely known.…

>for the past few weeks, the pastor at my church has been teaching in a series called “it’s about time…”. each week, he adds, “for…” and whatever the topic is for the week. there have been some really powerful thoughts and ideas in the teachings, so i thought i would make them more widely known.…

>”to see what i have lost makes me able to see what i have gained.” (michael j. fox) this week, i was blessed to connect with an intelligent, helpful and service-oriented customer service representative at SBC when i called to question a gigantic bill that i had received. after many many minutes on the phone…

>have i written about this lately? no, probably not. i am watching “something’s gotta give”, and there was just the scene where jack and diane kiss for the first time. so fun. i want a sandwich. in paris. now. instead, i will get a sandwich. at panera. in a few minutes.