The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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How Would You Like To Be Remembered?
I went to a memorial service yesterday for a lady in our church who passed away recently. As I sat there listening to the minister share “Words of Remembrance and Hope” I found myself wondering what might be said about me whenever that day comes. I thought it might be something for us all to…
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Everyone Has A Story To Tell
I never really thought about it when I was younger. Whenever someone asked me what I did for a living I would say, “I’m on the radio,” or, “I do a talk show.” Lately my answer is, “I’m semi-retired” or I learned a good one a few months ago: “I’m ‘medically-retired.’” It means I didn’t…
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When Did Good Service Become A Rarity?
Isn’t it sad that nowadays when you get good service it sticks out as unusual? Stand by kids! Here we go with a “Back in my day…..”. But seriously, didn’t we used to strive to provide great service? Wasn’t that the goal every day? This week I went to pick up some medicine. A few…
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It’s Hard To Adjust When Your Body Lets You Down
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Braley Manor. Spring has sprung and my wife, Priscilla, has decided to spruce things up. We had a carpenter in to do some work, then we took out a wood stove, decided we needed to redo the hardwood floors once the stove was out and treated everything…
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I Am SO Ready!
It is April 2nd and I am chomping at the bit…which I’ve always considered to be a strange phrase. It means you are eager to start something but you are held back. Okay where was I? There is so much that I want to do now that spring is here and we are done with…
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Memories Of Good Times
This week I had a chance to catch up with one of my fellow “softball dads.” We hadn’t seen each other in probably seven or eight years when our daughters played for a travel team. I started to think about how it’s time for a reunion. Looking back over the years I realized how much…
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Grandson Teaches Me To Live In The Moment
My 3-year old grandson continues to teach me lessons even though he’s 2,052 miles away. I’ve mentioned this before how babies and toddlers live in the now. They are hungry NOW. They are tired NOW and whatever they want, they want it NOW! Young children don’t worry about the future or spend time living in…
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Stepping Into The Pulpit
I tried something new last weekend as I stepped into the pulpit for the first time. Actually I had been there before as a lay reader in my church but last week I delivered my first sermon. One of my children called me “Preacher Pete!” I’m a member of the First Congregational Church of Fairhaven…
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Happiness: Is It Really A Choice?
We had a “Thought for the Day” Friday that has stuck with me. If you don’t know, I do a podcast with my son, Matt, every Friday. We’re live on YouTube at 8 a.m. and “you can also catch us wherever you go for your favorite podcasts.” One of the weekly features is a Thought…
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We’re Not Okay, But We’re Trying
I was thinking the other day that, for a lot of us, we’re not okay…but (hopefully) we’re trying. We are so programmed that when someone asks, “How are you?” we respond with, “Fine.” But how many of us truly are? If you’re a new reader…Welcome! Glad to have you! You may or may not know…