The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Happy New Year! Now Get To Work!
I read a great post on Instagram last night. “If you want 2020 to be your year: Don’t sit on the couch and wait for it. Go out. Make a change. Smile more. Be excited. Do new things. Throw away what you’ve been cluttering. Unfollow negative people on social media. Go to bed early. Wake…
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It's Almost Christmas and Times Keep Changing
It’s almost Christmas! That brings a sense of excitement! It’s also almost 2020! That brings a sense of amazement! I was thinking last night about how much Christmas has changed and how much the world has changed as we head for a new decade. I remember Christmas as a child. We used to get so…
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Holiday Road Trip
A couple of years ago I wrote a column for the Standard Times about how, sometimes, you have to go with Plan B in life. Well here we go again! As I write this, I’m in Virginia Beach house-sitting and dog-sitting for my son Doug and my daughter-in-law Marla. They went on a cruise. Yeah…
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Getting Yourself Ready For Winter – Sunday Column
Yesterday we spent some time prepping the yard for winter. Priscilla emptied out her flower pots and washed them out before stowing them away and I dug up the remains of my garden and left the dirt to weather the winter. It was a beautiful day to work outside and we even had a chance…
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It’s a Pretty Nice Place
I realized the other day that I love my city. I love my town. I love this area. I was driving home from St. Luke’s Hospital. Everyone’s fine. I volunteer there once a week. I’m going through a lot of their old pictures from the past and I’m seeing some faces that I recognize and…
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What If God Calls?
The minister asked us this morning, “What will you do when God calls?” That got me thinking. How will he call? And, will we answer the call? If you think back to Jesus, he came on the scene the way people did things back then: going from town to town to spread the news. It’s…
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And Suddenly…It is Autumn!
I swear this happens every year: The calendar says “Autumn” but we’re still wearing short sleeves, no jacket and maybe even sneaking in a beach day. And then…. The leaves start to change, then fall, and I’m walking by the beach in a hoodie pulled up over my ears. And there’s usually a Nor’easter involved.…
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Sometimes Everything is Okay
I was sitting here today trying to think of what to write about. What’s on my mind? What am I angry about? What concerns me right now? Then I realized: Everything is okay. I think sometimes we need to stop and recognize when every thing is okay. Is it “okay” or “ok?” Google? “Okay and…
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Cherish Old Friends
Priscilla and I went out to dinner the other night with our good friends Steve and Sharon. We hadn’t done that in years. We got married 38 years ago. Steve and Sharon were married 28 years ago, the dates were about a week apart. Sharon was in our wedding party and Priscilla was in theirs.…
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Now We Wait
I think I told you before that my daughter Sarah and son-in-law Steven are expecting their first child this month. This will be our first grandchild so, yes, Priscilla and I are quite excited. I guess Sarah has had a good pregnancy, as smoothly as these things can be. The poor thing had morning sickness…