Hope & Promises

Enduring Stability

Enduring Stability

Dear Friends, Stability…as in steady, strong, solid.  The Empire State Building? The Rock of Gibraltar? Dover Dam? The triangle? Family units, stock market,...

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This Day, That Day

This Day, That Day

Dear Friends, This and that. These and those. Parts of the English vocabulary that can make all the difference in our lives. "This road is open." "You can...

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Light Gets In

Light Gets In

Dear Friends, I got to know Fred from his days as one of Nashville's homeless. He was getting back on his feet by selling newspapers on one of our major...

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Second Slope

Second Slope

Dear Friends, The sculpture is famous and you've likely seen photos of it. It depicts a person sitting on a bench slumped over with a giant hole in the...

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Looking Up

Looking Up

Dear Friends, Annie Johnson Flint is not a name you likely recognize unless you are a student of 19th century poetry... which I am not. But I have enjoyed her...

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Keeping Promises

Keeping Promises

Dear Friends, In 1934 Earl and Lillian Congdon founded Old Dominion Freight Line with a single truck running between Richmond, VA and Norfolk, VA. Today they...

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Promises Kept

Promises Kept

Welcome to New Year 2019 Dear Friends, Welcome to New Year 2019! The country music lyrics "I Can't Remember to Forget You" don't help much for 2019, ... but...

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