How are you doing after all of our recent talk about RISK? Did you just tune me out? . . . Does that question make you a little uncomfortable? If you’re feeling a little squirmy right now, keep reading. This letter is coming straight from My Place… to yours. To YOU. Dear (insert your name here), If you followed my recent #RiskRejection posts (and hopefully some linked up at Amy Sullivan), your heart may be telling you it’s time to take a risk. Not just any ol’ risk for the sake of risk taking, but a risk for Jesus’ sake… for the sake of our world… for the sake of your soul. Does that scare you silly? I totally understand being paralyzed by fear. Fear of ... Keep Reading...
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The Dining Room: Old House Renovation Story
Welcome back to the next chapter of my walk down Memory Lane as Renaissance Man and I prepare to put our old house up for sale. *sniff* Just because we're choosing to downsize doesn't mean I'm not human. After all, I did pour my blood, sweat, and tears into this place, so an occasional melancholy moment is allowed, don't you think? Thank you. I believe I left you sitting on the couch in the Study reading a book. (You were a little tired from your whirlwind tour of the Front Porch and the Living Room – and all the "tricks of the trade" I shared with you.) Let me remind you of one of them... Remember me telling you that the crown moulding for this bookshelf was originally the plate rail in the Dining ... Keep Reading...
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BLOGGERS UNITE: Give Yourself a Gold Medal – and a Silver and Bronze…
We bloggers practice our craft. Sometimes we even feel like we've performed well. But the post that bared our soul or stretched us in some way gets buried in the Archives ... and new readers aren't likely to find it ... and (perhaps it's just me, but) it seems like if they could only read it, they'd understand us better. IS it just me -- or do you bloggers out there sometimes feel that way, too? Over the next couple of weeks, while these are awarded to athletes who have perfected their craft and performed well, let's have our own medal ceremonies – and introduce ourselves to new readers while we're at it! And readers – you get to meet some fantastic new bloggers! Between tonight's 2014 Olympic ... Keep Reading...
