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043: Thankful for People Different from Me

Show notes My greatest fear about aging is finding myself living an increasingly narrow life. I see it in my 96 year-old mother-in-law. The memory care and assisted living facility Elda lives in is full of people whose lives have narrowed considerably, and are a shadow of what

043: Thankful for People Different from MeJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:32-05:00

042: Thankful for the Irritations of Life

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 42, where Friday the 13th falls on a Wednesday this month. This 13th of November in the year of our Lord, 2019. I hope you’re not superstitious; instead, this is a month to be most thankful. Later this month, at Thanksgiving dinner,

042: Thankful for the Irritations of LifeJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:29-05:00

041: Thankful for the Cheerleaders in My Life

Show notes Hello everyone and welcome to episode 41. Last week, we waved good bye and said see you next year, to October, the month that makes me smile. This week, we welcome in November, the month that makes me thankful. It’s the month we remind ourselves of

041: Thankful for the Cheerleaders in My LifeJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:26-05:00

035: Relationships and a Lawn Mower

If you’ve been a regular listener around here you may recall a few episodes back in episode 32, I talked about how we were made for relationships. And one characteristic of a fulfilling and life-giving relationships is that it has an element of transcendence to it. I’ll have

035: Relationships and a Lawn MowerJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:23-05:00

028: A Memorial Day to Remember

Remembering life-giving relationships from our past is to remember God’s love for us in sending just the right person, at just the right time, to do just the right thing we needed. It’s a Memorial Day to remember. This episode shows how.

028: A Memorial Day to RememberJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:20-05:00

027: When He Asks to Marry Your Daughter

We knew it was coming. Our 22-year-old daughter Jennifer had already told us they were planning to get married. So the priority mail letter I received from her boyfriend Tim, inviting me to breakfast, was a tip-off the size of Mt. Rushmore. Here's how this important conversation went down.

027: When He Asks to Marry Your DaughterJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:17-05:00

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