Month: January 2018
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Why is Anybody Laughing?
There are days when the darkness is very evident, where the hole is very big and I can’t think of any reason why anyone would be laughing. My son is dead. David Glasser was a Phoenix Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty on May 19, 2016. He’s dead. How can anybody […]
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It Leaves a Mark
There is a cost. There is a commitment. Love leaves a mark. The cost is being more concerned about another person than you are about yourself. What I want is not the most important thing when I love someone. Commitment means loving this person even when they are unlovable. Sometimes it means offering help and […]
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Driving Out Hate
“Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. He was so right. And so much of our culture is so wrong. It’s obvious from many people’s actions that they think hatred and meanness and small-mindedness is the way to get what they want. Some of them even appear to […]
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He Loved Playing Basketball
Originally posted on My Family Bleeds Blue:
Davey loved all sports. You’ve probably heard all about his fanatic love for the Cardinals. The NFL became his most-loved sport to watch as he grew into an adult. I think the fun and party atmosphere of tailgating probably added to that attraction. He loved people more than… -
Look Up
What am I thinking about? What am I focused on? I ask these questions when I find myself in a dark place. When I’m sad. When I’m stuck in yesterday. When the list of what I have lost seems way too long. When my shattered dreams fill my head as the tears drip down my […]
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