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Tag Archives: Money
Civil Political Discourse
I am not a young thing anymore nor am I naive. I have lived long enough to have seen dirty tricks in politics, in government and in political life in America. That being said, I do not remember a more … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Life in these times, Politics, Poverty
Tagged Argument, Debt, Free speech, Money, Our choices, Unemployment
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Nashville and Risk Taking
Four more days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then my last day of work at my present place of employment on Thursday. I find it rather darkly humorous that the song running through my head for the past ten days is … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Responsibility
Tagged Faith, Freedom, Marriage, Money, Music, Our choices, Unemployment
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The Countdown is On
I find myself in an odd emotional state. In the midst of a major transition in life, my emotional triggers are right under the surface. In a single ten minute period, I move between being so happy that I can … Continue reading
Pay the Piper
It is no secret that we have been digging out from under debt for a long time. I wrote about it for the first time in the blog post called The Face of Genteel Poverty, way back on September 26, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Charity, Life in these times, Marriage, Poverty, Responsibility
Tagged Aging, Auto Pilot, Blessings, Debt, God, Money, Our choices, Prayer
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Life in a Parenthesis
We have all kinds of projects to pursue, engagingly articulated and brilliantly planned between us, which all seem relegated to some distance day that, at my worst, I fear will never come. Although we keep working the plan, the ball … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Poverty, Responsibility
Tagged Art, Blessings, Debt, Faith, Humility, Marriage, Money, Parental responsibility, Trial, Unemployment, Waiting
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On Charity and Dire Need: Due Diligence and Wild Abandon
Sometimes we are slow to connect the dots in life. Thankfully, we are sometimes given those “ah ha!” moments, when the path, connecting events and people from long ago to the present, becomes clear to us. Those connections are becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Friendship, Life in these times, Poverty, Responsibility
Tagged Blessings, Christian witness, Debt, Money, Our choices, Thoughtfulness
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Are You out of Debt Yet?
The question has been raised, and the answer is, in truth, quite simple. No! Not even close! I lost my full-time job on January 5, 2009. The intervening seven years have been very good years in many ways. They have … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Poverty, Responsibility
Tagged Blessings, Creation, Debt, Humility, Marriage, Money, Our choices, Trial, Unemployment, Waiting
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