Words, Crazy Words
A Sweet mix of the secular and sacred
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A Word on Wednesday: Presence
The state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place. It’s easy to be distracted. Multitasking is a marketable skill. I remember being asked to rate my ability to multitask at an interview for my current employer. I looked each… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Presence”
A Word on Wednesday: Adventure
Having a spirit of adventure is one thing. Having the faith, courage, and confidence to act on that spirit is another. Lucky are those who have an adventure partner to share the journey. Luckier still, are those who have the same adventure partner for… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Adventure”
A Word on Wednesday: Opportunity
Opportunity means conditions are favorable to achieve some end. People say, “opportunity is all around us,” and they also say, “Don’t waste a good opportunity.” Which one is it? How many times does opportunity knock? How can you be ready for it? From Old… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Opportunity”
A Word on Wednesday: Exhausted
We are living through a pandemic. Here, in a rural, sleepy, Midwestern town, there are just a handful of cases, and as of yet, no deaths. The close reaching effect on me is nothing. I have not lost my income, earlier I wrote about… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Exhausted”
A Word on Wednesday: Fellowship
Fellowship is a community of companionship. When I think of fellowship, I think of coffee hour after worship on Sunday mornings. It is one of the meanings of the word, and the most obvious place I put the concept into practice. “Communion, as between… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Fellowship”
A Word on Wednesday: Worth
To know your value is to know your worth. Time and money are the quantifiers of modern life. How you choose to exchange these resources is the summation of what you consider valuable. As a preposition, worth is what is good or important enough… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Worth”
A Word on Wednesday: Gracious
If I am to hope to be anything in this world, I hope to be gracious. Presently, an adjective, pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous. Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease. Merciful or compassionate. In practice, gracious living is its own reward. When we live in love with compassion and… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Gracious”
A Word on Wednesday: Outcome
Goals are what we set out to do. Outcomes are the result. I got a little discouraged this past week. On the first full week of 2020, I got a bug. A wipe you out, interrupt your sleep, feel so bad you can’t concentrate,… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Outcome”
A Word on Wednesday: Journey
Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest travel season of the year with 42.5 MILLION people traveling. Expect delays. We all know it is about the journey not the destination. In this regard, we talk about journey as a verb, to make a journey, to travel.… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Journey”
A Word on Wednesday: Transition
My writing often lacks transition; bounces from idea to idea, I neglect to connect them. The cue to readers to move from one thought to the next is often missing. Passages from one scene to another require a smooth transition. When this is awkward,… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Transition”
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