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Author Archives: James Gorton
Weakness: The First Step
Whenever we are called upon to do a task, most of us think about the skills we have and the resources at our disposal before we start the project. We go to google and look on the web for directions … Continue reading
Posted in God Relationship, Personal mastery
Tagged God's direction, God's strength, Task completion, Weakness
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Consequences of Persistence
Do you remember Sam? The sparrow that had been pecking on the front window a few weeks ago? Its been about 6 weeks now and Sam is still pecking on the window even as I speak, I hear Sam tapping … Continue reading
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Making Excuses
As a parent, one of the most difficult things I had to deal with involved the excuses I got from one of my children for not doing what I had asked them to do. There was no problem if they … Continue reading
Painted Finger Nails
Almost a week ago Nadine and I were up in Colorado Springs bringing my mom back to her Assisted living home. She had been gone from her apartment for around three weeks because of a fall in which she broke … Continue reading
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Tagged loving yourself, Nails, Painting nails, Simple Pleasures
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A Tough Woman
There was a saying when I was growing up in eastern Colorado that went like this, What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Snakes and snails And puppy-dogs’ tails That’s what little boys are made … Continue reading
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I Have No Choice
This seems like an odd topic don’t you think. Some of you (or maybe many of you) who have read my jlog (Jim’s blog) might be saying this about the titles I have chosen. Stick around and hopefully I will enlighten … Continue reading
Posted in Personal mastery
Tagged Choices, Determination, Determined, Never giving up, Tenacious
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True Encourager
We all need a little encouragement now and then. It’s tough at times going through life with difficulties that come our way. Encouragement comes early in life when we are getting up on all fours and hear our parents encourage … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmation, Encouragement, Encourager, Other focused
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Perseverance
A few days ago I wrote a blog entitled Wanting To Be In When Out. It was about a sparrow that has been wanting to be in our house when he/she is out. I don’t know the gender of the sparrow … Continue reading
Posted in God Relationship, Personal mastery
Tagged Determination, perseverance, Persistent, Tenasity
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Throwing Stones
Over the recent weeks we have experienced an interaction in our country that bothers me. It centers around the election of President Trump. I want to assure you that this blog is not written for the purpose of supporting or … Continue reading
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