The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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What Kind Of Example Are We Setting?
I read a quote from Paulo Coelho this week. Coelho is a Brazilian author and novelist. His works include “The Alchemist,” a spiritual novel that has become a bestseller. The quote? “The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.” That made me stop and think. (I seem to be doing that more as…
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”Raising Grampy” And Another Happy Birthday!
(“Raising Grampy is an occasional series written through the eyes of Pete’s grandson Liam. Liam is now 6-years old and lives in Corpus Christi, TX with his mommy and daddy.) Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and guess who came to Texas? Oh I guess I’ve used that line before. It was Grampy! And Grammy! And…
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Road Trip With My Boys
Last week I took a road trip with my boys. We went to Miami to see the Patriots play the Dolphins. When we first thought of this trip, back when the NFL announced the 2025 schedule, I was skeptical about spending the money. That’s when my wife, Priscilla, said, “It’s always been on your bucket…
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”To Have To Hold From This Day Forward”
My wife and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary on Friday. We actually celebrated it Monday and Tuesday with an overnight trip to New Hampshire. As usual, life was going to be too busy on our actual anniversary: my wife had to work a 24-hour shift on the ambulance and I was broadcasting a high…
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”I Was Just Doing My Job”
This is for all the people who say, “I was just doing my job.” How many times have you thanked someone for helping you through a difficult situation and their response was, “Oh, I was just doing my job.” And while that may be true, I have always thought that, sometimes, it deserves a special…
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There’s A Controversy In My House
We have an on-going controversy in my family. No, it’s not because I’m a Miami Dolphins fan living with a family of Patriots fans. It’s always been that way. Back when the Patriots were really good, the Dynasty years, the kids were very nice as the mediocre Dolphins ended the season. For many years I…
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I’m Not Okay — But It’s All Gonna Be Alright
I listen to music a lot. I love music. All genres. And what amazes me is how, sometimes, you hear a song over and over and then one day you REALLY listen to the words. I had one of those days recently. Now I realize that not all of my friends are country music fans.…
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”Raising Grampy”- Grampy Takes Liam Home
(“Raising Grampy” is an occasional series written through the eyes of Pete’s five-year-old grandson Liam. Liam lives in Corpus Christi, TX with his mommy and daddy.) Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and this week I took Grampy with me to Texas. My mommy likes to say Grampy brought me home but I think that’s just…
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I Don’t Know How They Do It
I have a whole new appreciation for my friends and family who live in the south. My grandson, Liam, spent a week with Grammy and Grampy this summer. We had a fantastic time going to the beach and having S’mores over a camp fire. There were plenty of laughs and giggles and story time and…
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”Mama Always Said….”
No, she never said “Life is like a box of chocolates.” I probably ate all the chocolates (except for the cream-filled kind. I never liked those). My mother always said, “There’s a reason God gives children to the young.” And boy has that been true this week. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE having…