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BE BOLD
In October of this year, Ruth and I went to the Celebration of Life Service for Dan Gelatt, he was 93 years old. Many knew him as Pastor Gelatt from his years as Pastor of First Baptist in Elkhart Indiana. Others knew him as Dr. Gelatt, but after all the years we spent together just…
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HOW MUCH?
During the years I was in the manufacturing business, one of the most important duties I had was setting the individual prices for the parts in our product line, as well as quoting custom jobs. So how would I even begin when figuring out much to charge customers for those various parts. It is probably…
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RETURN ON INVESTMENT
When I was a child I believe it was our great Aunt-Auntie, as she was known who gave my siblings and me a “dime book” for either Christmas or birthdays. She would place some “starter dimes” in it and we were supposed to gradually fill the other empty slots until we filled the book-$5.00, then…
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DANIEL DAVEY & JONESY
I heard a “story” once about two men hiking in a dense northern forest. Their backpacks were heavy and the small trail was rugged. Eventually they came to a tree that would be easy to climb, so one of the men took off his pack, climbed the tree to check the trail ahead and their…
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LIFE’S HIGHWAY
Have you ever wondered how once in a great while, it seems like God sent a friend into your life and you didn’t even realize it was happening? Maybe that sounds a little strange to you, or it has never happened to you, but it has to me and I’m writing about it today! From…
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LET’S NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL!
Somewhere around 1990, my company at the time made it’s first leap into the world of technology and bought its first computer. Those were different times, and it might be hard for some to even imagine, but at that time most small businesses did not have computers. So, it was somewhat normal when we had…
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HAVE FAITH
Have you ever had someone tell you that “you just need to have faith”? When I was a young child in Sunday School and the teacher would ask: “What is faith?” Then someone smarter than myself would blurt out: “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)…
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HOME Part 5
After almost 2 weeks in the rehab hospital, I was released to go home! I needed to have a hospital bed as well as home health care and home physical therapy. The nurse was scheduled to visit at least twice a week for dressing changes on my legs and to check the healing of my…
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REHAB Part 4
As far as I can recall, I don’t think I had ever even visited a true rehabilitation hospital in my life. I had no idea what it would be like or what to expect…but I would soon find out! “Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or…
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SURGERY Part 3
Like most men I tend to be a “doer” or a “fixer”. I try to fix a problem or make a situation better. But from the moment I was wheeled into that big hospital and was taken to what would be “my room” for the next 5 days…I had a calming peace with putting my…