Feb 21
Talk to funeral home directors, lawyers, or preachers. You can probably talk to most anyone who has lived very long and they can tell you a story about a family that split over an inheritance. You know the stories and their effects . .. Brothers who carry bitterness for decades over the way mom …
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Feb 13
Despite what I wrote yesterday, I still don’t get it either. To illustrate ….. This past Tuesday, I was working in my office at church when a sweet lady from church, who is our adopted Mayfield grandmother stopped by and asked “Would you like a baby sitter on Valentine’s day?” It didn’t take me …
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Feb 12
It is in countless movies. It is the basic story of most love stories. Many cartoons are based on the same general theme. Yet us men still don’t get it. Women like to be, yes, desire to be pursued. They want to be chased. We think it is silly-romatic mush, but it is how …
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Feb 10
[important]”Churches talk a lot about marriage and family, but this is an event that actually demonstrates the church’s care for marriages.” Keith Parker”[/important] Keith was the guest speaker for our first ever couples night at Seven Oaks this past Saturday night. The theme was “Keeping the Romance Alive” and it was for couples only. Despite …
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Jan 19
In most every family, there is that one child that tends to create mayhem. For us it is Landon, though Caleb may be learning his ways. Landon is always doing something. He runs at 90 mph and throws caution to the wind. He is giving us grey hairs by the day, but is lots of …
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Jan 09
Since we have had four kids we have read lots of children’s books. Many of the books are Bible story books. Some of these are very good and appropriate. I understand the challenge of trying to make a Bible story book for children, especially really young children. I don’t want this post to sound harsh, …
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Dec 20
December 2013 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thanks for reading “Life in the Kingdom” in 2013. I am taking a break from blogging with the holidays. I will be posting again the first part of January.
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Dec 12
The language is so stark, yet so common that you almost miss it. But, when it hits you, you realize, that wasn’t right! It is not supposed to be that way. You think, “that was a mistake!” And you are right! Actually, it was a big mistake, and it got David in a lot of …
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Dec 10
It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I was at McDonald’s eating breakfast with my family. I heard a mother telling about standing in line for a long time to get her child an iPad mini. She said, it was worth it because, “she loves it, and is on it all the time.” To which I …
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Dec 05
This year was my first foray into Fantasy Football. A family member began the league and got many of us to play. I watch some football, but am not a fanatic. I had an elders meeting the night of the draft, so the computer picked my team. I actually got a pretty good team. I …
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