I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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Category Archives: fathers’ day
COMFORT FOR A BROKEN FATHER
About six or seven of us were sitting at a round table enjoying one of those Sunday dinners that Southern Baptists are famous for. He was sharing a bit from his past history as we all were – a get … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, drugs, fathers, fathers' day, medical drugs, suicide
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“THE” MAN
Jesus is the Being who lived, laughed, loved, in the manner with which I can identify. He also carried the same sorrows which I sometimes carry. In all those ways, he modeled behavior which was pleasing to his Father. In … Continue reading
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MEN
Men, men, what would I do without them? I am blessed with many good men in my life: Sons, Grand-sons, Brother, Brothers-in-law, Nephews, Pastor, and Friends – And most of all, my husband, Sammy. Without him —- Instead of picking … Continue reading
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Tagged fathers' day, gender, love, marriage, men, thanks
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NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FATHER GOD
HAVE YOU NOTICED Mark 3:34-35? When Jesus said those who do God’s will “will be my brother, sister, and mother.” He did not say anyone else would be his father. No one could take the place of his Father. We … Continue reading
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Tagged fathers' day, God the Father, Mark 3:34-35
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MEET THOMAS HAYES
This father’s day salute goes to Rev. Thomas Hayes, my father-in-law and spiritual leader for many years of my life. To my blogging friends who did not know him, a bit of an introduction. One of Tom’s daughters, an English … Continue reading
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Tagged father-in-law, fathers' day, Hayes family
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MY YOUNG FATHERS
Dear Friends, today I am introducing my young fathers to you. Dan, my grandson, is a step-father to two boys. For the love of Leeah, he became husband and step-father in one pledge … Continue reading
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Tagged generations, grandsons, legacy, love, marriage, raising children, young fathers
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ANCESTRAL FATHERS
I came to be by way of a little hanky panky back in the long ago, by way of the Moores, who are said to be offspring of the Campbells of the infamous traitorous treatment of them toward a … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, disadvantaged, family, family roots, fathers, generations, legacy, love of family, poverty
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TAKING CHILD TO JESUS
“Welcome your wandering child back home,” will likely be good advice given from pulpits this Sunday, Father’s Day. And it is a good one and it is scripture based on the story of the Prodigal Son. This is tied to … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, family, fathers, fathers' day, generations, grandfathers, principles for fathers, take child to Jesus
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