Tag: Stories
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Hand Mixers, Laser Guns & Roller Coasters
It finally happened … my hand mixer bit the dust. In all fairness, it has been around for almost 30 years! I know the timeline because my previous hand mixer turned into a laser gun. Here’s how that happened. Back in the day when small appliances, games or toys broke, David would cut off the…
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Mean as a rattlesnake!
As it turns out Will Rogers was right when he said, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. Even Ms. Google concurs and goes so far as to say that a huge percentage of someone’s lasting opinion of you will be determined by their first impression. People tend to generalize relationships…
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2nd Row, Piano Side

I’ve been serving my church and loving people from the 2nd row, piano side as a pastor’s wife for almost 50 years, and the stories just get better and better!
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No Red Shoes in Heaven!
Today I am absolutely certain there will be NO red shoes in heaven! I came to this conclusion yesterday as (1.) I packed away my Christmas decorations (lots of red shoes) (2.) yesterday was my mom’s birthday (certain calendar days I miss her more profoundly), and I just walked by a mirror and saw my…
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My Story

I recently attended a seminar that began with this assignment: Tell your story before the 3-minute timer buzzed. The purpose of the assignment was this: If you only had an elevator ride to interact with a stranger, could you condense your life story (a.k.a. testimony) and introduce someone to Christ? You’ve got to be kidding…
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Need a Whistle?

Do you need me to whistle? Getting someone to stop in their tracks (like running out in traffic sort of a thing), sending up a signal that I’m lost or just separated in a store, or just gaining attention for prayer at the start of a church fellowship dinner, these are all within my skillset.…
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A Whole Train Load!

Leon M. Hunt would be a centurion this week, but he left us too soon. From the first time I met Leon, he called me “Baby” and I called him “Daddy”. Many memories of Daddy, like this one, still warm my heart and bring a smile to my face. It is amazing how a “freeze…
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Carry Me Please

Momism for exhaustion: “Plumb tuckered out” “Outta soup” “Ran my horns off” – always proceeded by “DEAR GUSSIE!”
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Where’s the Comfort?
1 Thes 4:18 “Wherefore, comfort one another with these words.” Comfort, not scare the “bejabbers” out of kids, with these words! I suppose as I get older these words take on their intended meaning, however I can’t help but remember the way these verses impacted me as a child. Having been brought up in an…

