The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Fighting the Winter Blues
How are you holding up my friend? This can be a difficult time of year for some folks, I feel a bit of it myself. The weather is colder, the holidays have passed and you might be struggling with those new year’s resolutions. I read something this week that said most people give up on…
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Woof Wednesday with Oscar
Hi guys! It’s me — Oscar the Beagle. I guess things are getting back to normal after the holidays. Grammy put the tree back outside. Grammy and grandpy are back to their usual schedule after their trip to Virginia Beach. Grandpy surprised me with that vacuum cleaner thing again. I was sitting in the kitchen…
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“Why so mad?”
Why is everyone so mad? I ask this because it’s only been a few days since the holiday season and I’ve heard at least three stories that have me wondering. My daughter Sarah was in line at a Chipotle waiting for her order when a woman came storming back into the restaurant and proceeded to…
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Woof Wednesday: Oscar’s Vacation
Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle, coming to you from a real quiet house. Grandma, grandpy and Uncle Matt went down south to see the other kids while Baxter and I stayed home. We went with them last year but that was a wicked long car ride. It was like a hundred visits to…
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That’s a Wrap!
We’ve come to the end of another year my friend. Chances are it was a year filled with highlights and lowlights. I’m sure you had good times and bad. It’s not unusual to see people post, “Glad this year is over. Can’t wait for 2019.” That never really made sense to me. You can’t honestly…
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Woof Wednesday : Oscar’s Christmas
We had a good Christmas —- I think. I really don’t know how these things are supposed to go. We had some people over the house on Christmas Eve. Uncle Steve brought chicken wings and they smelled AWESOME! Do you think they gave me any? No! What happened to the season of giving? There was…
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A Flood of Memories and Another Step Forward
We had another beautiful Christmas Eve service last night at the First Congregational Church in Fairhaven. Photo courtesy of Jim Mahaney My friend, Rev. Bette McClure, had asked me earlier if I would do a reading. She gave me a reading from John 1:1-5: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…
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It All Works Out
There are just two days to go until Christmas and the panic is setting in for some. It never fails: we have so much to do with shopping and wrapping and baking and visiting but somehow it all seems to get done, doesn’t it? Sure there have been years when the package doesn’t get delivered…
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Woof Wednesday and Oscar’s Cold
Hi guys! It’s me Oscar, just wondering why they turned off the warm. Grandpa says it’s going to get warm again but I was out yesterday with grandma and Baxter and let me tell you….someone definitely turned it off. I wish I knew where the button was. Baxter and I go for a walk everyday…