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Writing your story in 2018

Deep down in every human heart is a longing to live the story that someday we would love to tell. We can do our best to shrug off or discredit that desire, but it still simmers and is always present.

So as we enter a new year, let’s take this opportunity to evaluate the story our lives are writing. On Dec. 31, 2020, if you and I sat down in front of a television and I put in a DVD of highlights from the next three years of your life, what would you want to see on that television? When your time here on earth is done and your name comes up at your family’s holiday gathering or at the coffee shop, what story do you want someone to tell about you? Are you living the life today that will produce the story tomorrow that you would love to tell?

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Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year?

We all have warm and memorable moments from past Christmas seasons. I remember our Christmas, at age 20, when nine of us, eight adults and a 4-month-old baby, stayed in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom, basement apartment for three days! I don’t know how we did it, but we actually still like each other. We laugh and repeat stories from that Christmas but we are not repeating those living conditions!

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The light is on, are you home?

The New Testament of the Bible includes four books, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, that are first-hand accounts of the life of Jesus Christ. The Bible isn’t just a bunch of stories, it is a book full of history written by real people who lived at specific times and places. John was the youngest of the twelve disciples, and historians believe the only one to die of natural causes from old age. He wrote his book at an old age, so he experienced more history than the other three writers.

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Downloading on the plane

I’ve never been one who can get anything productive done on an airplane. If I try reading, with the motion of the plane, my eyelids get heavy and my head starts to bob. Working on my laptop is typically not possible due to lack of room. However, the airplane seat next to me is empty so I will give this a try.

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Thoughts on life

Life is certainly a journey. There are highs and lows; difficult days and days of great joy; moments you would never wish back and moments you wish you could stop time and savor. Time goes faster than what we like, relationships change and emotions run high. We drift, get distracted and get back on track. We have regrets and proud moments, days of confusion and times when decisions and direction are crystal clear. We can get blind-sided and be surprised, disappointed and elated. Life can be monotonous and then an unexpected joy enters our life. We live through seasons of anxiety, peace, grief, rest and weariness. Through it all, here are some thoughts…

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