The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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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…
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Youth Sports Parents: The Insanity Needs To Stop
I read a disturbing story this week about a man who died after a brawl at a middle school basketball game. It happened in the town of Alburgh, Vermont and the details are still being investigated. Apparently a brawl broke out that involved quite a few adults during a 7th-8th grade boys basketball game in…
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When You See Something, Say Something (Positive)
I had to call my doctors office this week and I got put on hold. Okay! Stop! Where do you think I’m going with this? I was left on hold for days? They dropped the call? The announcement kept saying, “Your call is important to us. Please hold.” Nope. Not this time. I called with…
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It’s Not Fair! But It’s What We’ve Got
I ran into an old colleague the other day. (Well not literally. That would have hurt.) I hadn’t seen him in years. We worked together in the 70s and 80’s. I asked him how he was doing and he sighed and said, “Oh, hanging in there.” He looked tired and didn’t look like my strong,…