The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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When Two Sides Finally Talk
I had the opportunity to witness a reconciliation this week. It was between two people who hadn’t talked in 25 or 30 years! Now I’m not going to go into detail about the people or their situation because they deserve their privacy but it got me wondering: How many of us have done the same…
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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
My commute in the morning is about twenty minutes. I drive from Fairhaven to Fall River here in Massachusetts and I am mostly on Route 195. That drive has been beautiful for the last couple of weeks with the leaves turning. I don’t know if I told you but the last time I was at…
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It’ll Be Here Before You Know It
I was writing the date recently, actually Friday the 25th, when I realized, “Wow! There are only two months until Christmas!” Yes I know we have a 25th every month and years ago I used to make a big thing out of it when I was on the radio, especially in January… “Only 11 months…
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Visiting a Military Melting Pot
I love visiting my son and daughter-in-law in Virginia Beach. Actually I enjoy visiting with all of children no matter where they are but that trip to Virginia Beach is always so interesting. For some background, my son, Doug, is a Chief in the Navy. He’s been in for 13 years now. Wow! I still…
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Concern For Others: So Needed Today
Today is Pastor Appreciation Day and — WAIT — before you exit out of this because you’re not a churchgoer…hang on. This might be something you can relate to. First of all, if you’ve already been to church and back, the whole month is Pastor Appreciation Month or you could just text your church leader…
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There Is Good In Every Day!
We hear it said so many times: “Have a nice day!” Truth is … not every day is going to be a good day. In fact, you may go weeks without what you would call a good day. However, if you look closely, you just might find something good in every day. I was reminded…
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Raising Grampy: Grammy and Grampy Come To Visit!
(“Raising Grampy” is an occasional series written through the eyes of 5-year old Liam. It started when Pete was providing daycare for his grandson in Virginia. Liam now lives in Texas with his mommy and daddy.) Hi guys! It’s me, Liam, and guess who came to Texas? Grammy and Grampy! They came for my birthday…
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Self-Inflicted Injuries Can Make You Feel Stupid
Have you ever injured yourself in a silly way? Yeah. Makes you feel stupid doesn’t it? The other night I warmed up some leftover Chinese food. My wife, Priscilla, was working a 24-hour shift so it was just me for dinner. I usually don’t cook a big meal when I’m by myself. Some nights I…
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How Long Can It Last?
The weather in Southern New England has been FANTASTIC the last few days or maybe it’s even the last couple of weeks! I’ve always felt like we have some of our best weather in September. For the most part the humidity is gone, the sky is a deep blue (except for the wildfire smoke that…
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One Day or Day One. You Choose!
Sometimes word structure amazes me. That’s probably understandable since I spend most of my time either writing or speaking for a living but I read something this week that was so simple, yet powerful. It was a meme posted by my friend Jon Stetson. At first glance you might think, “Huh! Cute!” Let’s look into…