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Monthly Archives: November 2020
With love, we remember you in our prayers
I have been texting the last few minutes with my pastor friend Karen Montgomery about our county’s covid situation. Pastor Karen is the pastor of North Lewisburg (Ohio) UMC. She asked me if there is anything her church can do … Continue reading
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What they are capable of
Yesterday after taking a patient to the hospital on the ambulance I was walking through the emergency department to leave when I heard one person ask another if they wanted the lights on in one of the rooms. A discussion … Continue reading
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Everything we need
I am sure by now that faithful readers of my blog know I run ambulance calls with the Short Gap Volunteer Fire Company. Over the last 8 years I went from chaplain to ambulance driver to EMT. Short Gap VFC … Continue reading
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A warning for nothing
I looked over from my home this morning and saw the school zone light flashing and thought, “Is today a school day?” Today feels like a Saturday to me. Surely I am not alone in thinking that it has been … Continue reading
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We’re doing the best we can
This morning I got a text from Eileen White asking if we were giving out turkeys or hams next week for our special Thanksgiving week food distribution. Enquiring minds want to know – and I do not mean Eileen. Each … Continue reading
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Someone stepped into my story
I listened to a Matt Chandler this morning and he used the phrase, “Someone stepped into my story” when he talked about his own salvation. His was a guy he played football with. This person lived differently and eventually told … Continue reading
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The way things appear
Saturday Terry Feaster had left the fire station and I stayed to work on reports. I was in the bay syncing the laptop when he came back in yelling for me. He said, “Come out here and look at your … Continue reading
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You never know what is going to strike a chord
The phrase “strike/struck a chord” finds its origins in the early 1700’s when it was used to describe hitting the right note on a musical instrument. 100 years later it was used as a metaphor for something that would evoke … Continue reading
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Everyone we meet
I am reminded, as Diane had tears in her eyes this morning (and I hid mine) when he drove off to work for one last time in Short Gap, that everyone with whom we cross paths has some sort of impact on us. Continue reading
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Everyone wants to ride on the fire truck
Our fire department was called to a motor vehicle accident yesterday. Five of us showed up to take a fire truck and an ambulance out. When we go on a wreck, everyone wants to ride on the fire truck. I … Continue reading
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