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Monday, 10 February   Proverbs Chapter 10 for February 10 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,     but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. Proverbs 9 Join us on the Proverbs reading plan. We read the corresponding chapter for the day of the month and select a key verse. It’s a great tool to add to your …

Sunday, February 9 Today begins the public revealing of my progress on my upcoming book, Field Notes: Journals From My Journey. It’s set for public release on April 15. (I set that date for a reason. Details to come. I need your help on writing and shaping this book. At every stage of writing a book (outlining, draft copies, editing, …

Join us on the Proverbs Daily Reading Plan   The Wisdom of Solomon: The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The Proverbs Plan: read a chapter that corresponds to the day of the month. Rinse and Repeat. it never gets old. More …

    My 3 Daily Guidelines are: Staying Curious Being Amazed Sharing Moving Stories. Basically, that’s what I do every day.   I’ve never lost my curiosity. In addition to my membership at Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, I’m a card-carrying member of Church on the Levee, a homeless church that meets on Sunday afternoons. We gather under the Murray …

Saturday, February 1, 2025   Seasons   I’ve been thinking about Seasons. Winter is still with us, but I tilled my potato ground today. It was great to smell turned earth. It’s one of my 5 favorite smells. What is your favorite smell? Smells? I’d love to hear from you at curt@creekbank.net   Seasons in my culture, we plant Irish …

Readers are loving our latest short story collection,Where I Come From.   Reader feedback continues with, “Curt, this is your best book yet.” See for yourself! I want to invite you to visit our Where I Come From Amazon Page today.     You can read six sample chapters on the Amazon page.  Reader beware:  Few readers who read Chapters …

      SAT. JAN. 25 “GO FOR YOUR DEAMS WITH GREAT INTENSITY.” -Don Gray to his son John upon his graduation from East Beauregard in 1986. Lots of people,” as the poet and artist Austin Kleon puts it, “want to be the noun without doing the verb.” To make something great, what’s required is need. As in, I need …

    Field Notes  Mission Statement   (coming today)   What is a Field Note?  (Details to come)   Tentative Back Cover Text  for Field Notes  (Coming today)   Gene Ortis’s Father’s “Laws of Generosity:”   Dad’s 6 Principles of Generosity 1.        You can’t love without giving. 1 John 3:17 2.        Extra is what you have received.  Extra is what you …

  FIELD NOTES  Our Journey Page for today Thursday, January 23   Today, I’m speaking at a senior adult lunch at my church, Calvary Baptist Church. I’ll be sharing snippets from my latest release, Where I Come From: Journeys, Seasons, and Quarters Lessons from the Seed Tree Professor Cavanaugh’s Best Lecture Thought on the beautiful art of forgiveness: “3 Fallouts” …

On being confidential   It’s one of the most important traits of a strong leader. He can keep things in confidence. This leads to trust. Being confidential is also one of the most difficult parts of leadership. You’re going to have lost of information others don’t have, but you cannot share it without breaking confidence. Sometimes it will make you …