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Tag: Gratefulness

  • Sentimental Gratitude

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    Fred D
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    Having witnessed over 8 decades of the final days of another year ticking off, 2024 is departing with a comforting aura of sentimental gratitude.   Sentimental because I’ve somehow survived to attain the stage of life where the trails seem a tad longer; my steps a tad shorter; other hikers a lot younger; and odds…

  • Thanksgiving Thank You

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    Fred D
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    To my family, friends, those of you I may have only ever met in cyberspace, and all others who have crossed my life’s path ever so briefly . . . Thank You! for . . .  that word …               your text …                                  that note …                                                    the smile …                                                                    that hug ……

  • A Mother’s Prayer

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    Fred D
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    If ever there was a child who tested the limits of a mother’s patience, love and forgiveness, it was little Freddy 😊Thankfully, my childhood ‘antics’ mitigated some with age. Years later, when challenged with much more grievous, adult ‘antics’, my Mom’s patience, love and forgiveness never wavered. She was always there for me. She modeled…

  • Pay-It-Forward

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    Fred D
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    Not certain if it’s respect for my octogenarian status, or sympathy for my often ‘not-a-clue’ behavior and goofy smile, that’s attributable to the many times I’ve been the totally surprised and grateful recipient of the Pay-It-Forward generosity of others. Nevertheless, it always reminds me of the mutual joy found in the words Jesus spoke in…

  • Alter-Ego #4

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    Fred D
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    Backstory – An alter-ego is defined as one’s second self, a different version of oneself to aspire to . . . kinda’ like Clark Kent’s Superman. A while back I began a collection of short, anonymous tributes to some of my wan-a-bee alter-egos, individuals who have graciously blessed my life by being there to support…

  • Alter Ego #3

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    Fred D
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    Backstory – An alter-ego is defined as one’s second self, a different version of oneself to aspire to . . . kinda’ like Clark Kent’s Superman. A while back I began a collection of short, anonymous tributes to some of my wan-a-bee alter-egos who have graciously blessed my life by being there to support and…

  • Congestion Gratitude

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    Fred D
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    Took a road trip this past weekend from laid-back, rural TN to full-press, urban VA for a medical appointment. Can you guess which pic was taken from our rural TN backyard, and which was taken from our urban VA hotel window?  If you’re having difficulty, I have the phone # of my wife’s ophthalmologist to…

  • Before You Pass the Gravy . . .

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    Fred D
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    Before you pass the gravy . . . as you celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow I’d ask you look around at those who have gathered with you, your children, and thankfully contemplate but for the undeserved grace of God . . . you – they – we . . . could each be among those outside our…