Thursday, July 26 Today is a Lake Charles day. I’m speaking to the Power Ladies Lunch at Glad Tidings Assembly of God. It will be fun! Hope. It’s such a big word. It’s when our candle is flickering And the tender reed of our heart bent and bruised That hope is most needed. It’s …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Day 1: Riding the Sunset Limited to California
This is day one of a three-part travelogue on my recent train trip to California. Enjoy! “All Aboard!” The conductor called out. I hefted my backpack and stepped aboard the Amtrak train. “Where are you headed?” “San Francisco.” “That’s a long way’s from here in Lake Charles.” “Yes, it is.” I didn’t reveal the reason …
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Riding the Sunset Limited from Louisiana to California
“All Aboard!” The conductor called out. I hefted my backpack and stepped aboard the Amtrak train. “Where are you headed?” “San Francisco.” “That’s a long way’s from here in Lake Charles.” “Yes, it is.” I didn’t reveal the reason for my trip. He’d probably think I was crazy. The idea for my Louisiana to …
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The ‘Long-Look’ is the best look.
A story was related to me this week by my friend Jeff James : a local Mennonite farmer talked about the art of plowing a straight row. “You’ve got to have the ‘long-look.’” The long-look is always the best look in making good decisions. That’s why I believe so passionately in having a written life …
On The Journey: Tossing Your Hat Over the Wall
On The Journey Sunday, July 1 Mrs. Audry Tyler, age 90, shuffles past me on her walker. Another church member says, “Curt, I heard you’re going to be overseas on missions.” “Yes, we’ll be gone two to three years.” Mrs. Audry, who served me hundreds of lunches during my school days, says, “Well, Curt, you …
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