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Daily Prompt: What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? 7/29/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! First, some history – My father passed suddenly on August 12, 1976, just four days before our first child, our daughter Marie, was born. My wife’s water bag broke as we were… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s your biggest dream? 7/27/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! ~~ Merry Christmas in July! Check out my two holiday-related books ~~ Dreams and wishes change constantly from day to day, year to year, and age to age from e.g. A new… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept? 7/26/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! The date was January 7, 1996. The Eagles, in one of their first playoff appearances in years, had just lost to our division nemesis, the Dallas Cowboys, 30-11 in Dallas. However, I… Continue reading
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What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? 7/23/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! The end of the senior school year was 1974. We were going to the Archbishop Prendergast prom with my wife’s schoolmate Jeannette ( no Last Names) and her date. The problem was… Continue reading
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Dily Prompt: Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are? 7/17/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! I think we are most shaped in our foundations by what we are exposed to from birth through age 5-6. That is why it is so important to have a good, nurturing… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? 7/13/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! On January 7, 1996, at about 4:35 p.m., it was something of a wake-up call that enabled me, somehow, to finally overcome my demon habit of smoking. Something that I had tried… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “the hard years”? What got you through it? 7/12/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! I had two traumatic times in my life when my father, at the age of 42, suffered a severe, debilitating stroke in 1958, about 15 days before my second birthday. I’ve written… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s your top tip to be successful in life? 6/22/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America, Protect Our President and Military! Get a good education, work hard, save and invest when and where you can, and most importantly, pray harder. Every person has a different take on what they feel is the meaning of… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What is one way you have grown this year? 6/19/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America, Protect Our President and Military! ~~~ GO TEAM USA – Beat Australia ~~~ Now, at the ripe age of a decade plus 3 score, I have found myself shrinking in height, expanding in waist, walking more slowly, thinking… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s the best way to build self-confidence? 6/10/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military! Set goals for yourself and break the task into smaller, actionable steps to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Celebrate small wins. In your children, teach them early on life skills, a work… Continue reading
