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Dead Last – Fully Alive!
All smiles at the beginning of the race. Little did I know what was to come. I did something new this Labor day weekend. I competed in the “15th Annual Tenderfoot Mountain Duathlon.” This was a race...
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What Happens When You “Tri”?
The pool that spans two time zones 9:30pm Two months before the triathlon: Ken: Why don’t you do the Cedars of Lebanon triathlon with me? Diane: I’m afraid I couldn’t finish. I am not a good swimmer. I...
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My Hero!
A Hero’s Morning Ritual He was still a teenager when he enlisted in the army. He was one of twelve children, and he recognized his chance to make something of himself. He couldn’t know the United...
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Can You Say These Three Important Words?
This will make more sense if you first read my post “Three of the Hardest Words in the English Language,” written last week. In that post I proposed three common scenarios where “Three Words” could...
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It Could Be Worse!
I hate to admit it, but one of the most terrifying movies I ever saw was Jurassic Park. It was the Tyrannosaurus rex that freaked me out. That screech sent chills down my spine. Every time I open an...
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Lessons I learned from Hootie about Breaking Bad Habits!
My daughter Traci had been trying unsuccessfully for months to break my granddaughter, Jadyn, of her addiction to a pacifier. Traci used the pacifier to help Jadyn sleep. Without it there was no sleep...
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I did this video on a freezing sunny day around Christmas. It was designed to encourage you to keep moving in 2014 and enjoy this year fully alive. That is my prayer for you this year. That you will...
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7 Encouraging Tips for Running the Race of Life!
This true story appears in my book Fully Alive and has been an inspiration to me for years. Dave Veerman, a vice president with The Livingstone Corporation in Chicago, once lived in Covington,...
View ArticleThe Right Frame of Mind!
Today’s post is a little different. My friend Roger Mater posted it on my Facebook Page. I watched this video over and over. Not so much to see the amazing jump, but to sense the spirit that made it...
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How the Best Face the Worst
The words jumped at me from the computer screen. Stage IV ovarian cancer! Robert and Bobbie Wolgemuth have been personal friends for years so when we learned that Bobbie had received this serious...
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Living Outside the Box Returns: Doing It When You Don’t Feel Like It
Rise up and Walk, Run, Live! Three years ago I wrote a post entitled “Living Outside the Box. Doin it When You Don’t Feel Like It.” The comments on that post inspired hundreds of people, me included....
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Oh Say Can You See?
As I sat at my desk today, a note on my calendar caught my eye. It was a reminder that my dad, survivor of 3 1/2 years as a prisoner of war, died eight years ago. Under the note was a URL. When I...
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Easter Tribute to Johnny Hart
Bobby Hart, Me, and Johnny Hart, creator of the cartoon strip B.C. This is a tribute to a talented man who showed incredible kindness to me and inspired me to speak boldly of my faith in Christ. His...
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How I Stayed Married for 46 Years!
The big day! 46 years ago! Yesterday as I was having breakfast with my wife Diane, I received a text from my daughter. The text said, “Congratulations dad, on your 46th anniversary.” I had totally...
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The Power of a Gallery of One!
My wife, Diane, plays in a women’s golf league at Forrest Crossing in Franklin on Tuesday of every week. It was on one of those Tuesdays that I found myself driving past the golf course after finishing...
View ArticleWhat Will Make A Woman Change Her Mind?
Happy Lighten up Monday! This is a fun and true story about being invited to one of my first corporate speaking events. I told this story at our SCORRE™ Conference as a set up to a key question every...
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Lest we forget
This is a watercolor I painted of a hero. This is a man who survived one of the most brutal events in history. The Bataan Death March. This is a man who spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese Prison Camp....
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The Power of the D word!
A little boy would not settle down during a church service. He kept kicking the pew, and defiantly threw hymnals to the floor. The last straw came when he pulled the hair of the woman sitting in front...
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Golf and Repentance
I can hit a golf ball 200 yards. Unfortunately, it ends up where no man has ever gone before; deep into chigger infested grass, or embedded in the undergrowth of some unexplored wilderness forest....
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The “Blankie” Principle! Break a Bad Habit. Build a Good one.
One of the strongest addictions in the universe is the desperate need a child has for a blankie. You know, that favorite little piece of cloth that is either rubbed on the nose as they suck their...
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