by Jerry Long | Jan 10, 2024 | Inspiration
Now that New Year’s Day has passed, so has any real thought that on December 31 when the clock struck midnight, the very next click of the clock ushered in an opportunity for us to wipe the slate clean from 2023 and to start afresh. By January 2, life reminded us...
by Jerry Long | Dec 13, 2023 | Inspiration
She was a fourth-grade little girl named Annie. Her appearance spoke of her poverty: unkempt, clothes, tennis shoes donated by the school counselor, school-provided breakfast and lunches, poor hygiene. But on the inside, she was priceless. On the last day of school...
by Jerry Long | Nov 14, 2023 | Inspiration
When death pulls the trigger with its sights set on you, will you—will I—be ready? That thought has been on my mind recently not in a morbid sense, but in the sense of a sobering reminder that with each advancing year, death becomes a greater reality for me. What...
by Jerry Long | Oct 16, 2023 | Inspiration
One of my favorite words in the English language is ponder. One dictionary defines it to mean “to think or consider – especially quietly, soberly, and deeply.” I like to think of pondering as mental cud-chewing. I especially enjoy spending time thinking as...
by Jerry Long | Sep 13, 2023 | Inspiration
One of the simple pleasures in life for my wife Lynne and me is to attend a movie at a local movie theater. What makes it most pleasurable is not the movie – though obviously we want the movie to be good. The pleasure comes from throwing health caution to the wind...
by Jerry Long | Aug 4, 2023 | Inspiration
In late 1979, as a young husband and father, I had a “consider-your-ways” moment. Lynne and I had been married nearly five years, and our girls were two and six months respectively. By our choice, Lynne was a stay-at-home mom. As is the case for many young marrieds...
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