DON’T PANIC Every day the “news” has “the sky is falling” stories. Write them down! Keep a journal. In 6 months, when you go back and read what they wrote you will find it did NOT happen. You’ll find more joy just ignoring the “doom and gloom.” PENNIES. “Pennies are going away!! Gasp!!” No. Don’t worry! Several other countries …
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GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 5)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 One of the widows at church was making a pest of herself. Richard wasn’t interested. She was VERY interested and said so in every way she could. Richard had volunteered to lead a Sunday morning Bible study on the Epistles. Of course, the widow showed up … as did several others who …
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GUEST POST from Don – Marble Jar
MARBLE JAR Have you seen the video? Well known and respected, Dr. Brené Brown talks about the time her daughter was stunned by the betrayal by a “friend.” Dr. Brown developed the “Marble Jar Theory” of trust. She says that trust “builds slowly, ‘a marble at a time.’ Every time a friend keeps a promise, remembers something important, or …
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GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 3)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 Time is all about choices. It takes an average of less than 180 days (6 months) to decide whether the person you are dating is the person you want to marry. (If it is taking more than 2 years, you may be wasting valuable time. Less, and you’re probably moving …
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GUEST POST from Don – Child Bravery +
CHILD BRAVERY + Studies have shown that children as young as age 8 can display bravery. One girl, (not sure what country) protected her younger sister from a knife wielding thug. There were school children who held the door open for other children as a gun toting adult was shooting at others. We know that children can and …
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Tuesday Truths – Nov 18, 2025 Edition
STANDARD WARNING: PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL/BIG BOY KNICKERS BEFORE ENTERING, SO THEY DON’T GET IN A TWIST. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO COMMON SENSE AND TRUTH, GO NO FARTHER. LAST WARNING!
GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 2)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 Walking the dog park trail Richard passed several “owners” walking their people. The people were all into their phones and expected their dogs to lead them safely down the paved path. He chuckled at that. You only get one life … and you allow your dog to choose how to …
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GUEST POST from Don – What KIDS Should Know
I WISH KIDS KNEW… I’ve been asking around. “What stuff do you wish that children knew?” The variety and the intelligence of the following list lifted me. I’m hoping it lifts you, too. MORE…I’m hoping that if you are a parent you will adopt a few and train your children to know important things other children don’t. (Not an exhaustive …
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Wednesday Wisdom – Nov 12, 2025 Edition
Sunday Stuff – Nov 9, 2025 Edition
Something a little different…I never know what to post on Sundays anymore. So this week I put together some memes I had collected. The first group contains Christian quotes and truths. The second group contains humor.