Posted on March 29, 2018
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My daughter earned her first $1 bill today. Is that legal? Surely not. Well, it happened, nonetheless. We enjoyed lunch after church at a local diner. Our waitress, a young, cheerful woman who told me she had a five year-old son, went out of her… Continue Reading “Maggie’s first job”
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Posted on November 30, 2014
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Today’s post was written by one of my English Composition II students, Crystal Riley, on the topic of the motivation of gratitude. I have known Crystal since junior high school. When God allowed our paths to cross again and for me to serve as… Continue Reading “Just a moment to say thank you”
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Posted on February 26, 2013
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*Thanks to my friend and former fellow volunteer, LaTresha Woodruff, for serving as today’s guest contributor. LaTresha wrote this piece for her co-workers on her two-year anniversary at her current job as a public information officer for a local police department. Hope we will… Continue Reading “Day 26–Expect good things”
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Category: gratitudeTags: anniversary, attitude of gratitude, bloom where you're planted, career, community service, expect good things, expectations, God, grateful, gratitude, job, Latresha Woodruff, police department, public information officer, service, spirituality, thankful, volunteerism, work
Posted on January 15, 2013
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*Special thanks to Debra Dickey-Liang for serving as today’s guest contributor!* My Mom and Dad were always two of the hardest working people that I have ever known, and they taught their children those same work ethics. They also taught us honesty, integrity, strength… Continue Reading “Gifts”
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Posted on February 10, 2012
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Yesterday, I sat in a quiet room for five hours, surrounded by musty old books and newspapers. As I conducted research at the mecca for Methodism in our state for one of my grad school courses, I was lucky enough to meet two kind… Continue Reading “Who you are is who they were”
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