Category Archives: Word of the Week

February 2, 2015 · 5:47 am

Word of the Week: Light

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Picture this. The famous American artist Thomas Kinkade is painting a winter scene. Snow blankets the ground and the pine trees. Night is falling. The landscape is enveloped in semi-darkness. A cabin is shrouded in the shadows. The scene is one of gloom.

Then the artist adds some yellow, orange and brighter tints. He puts a cheerful glow on a lamp and lights the cabin windows. The golden ray reflects on the snow, The impression of the painting is completely transformed. In contrast to the cold darkness of the surrounding forest, the light creates a warm feeling of love and security. Continue reading →

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January 26, 2015 · 7:25 am

Word of the Week: Share

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An elderly couple walked into McDonald’s holding hands and ordered one value meal with an extra cup.

A lady in the corner of the restaurant watched the sweet couple as took their meal and sat in a booth.  The old gentlemen gently cut the sandwich in half.  Counted out the fries in two separate but equal piles.  Then poured half the drink into the extra cup,

Thinking they were on a limited income and couldn’t afford two meals, the lady walked over and offered to buy them another meal.  Continue reading →

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January 19, 2015 · 3:15 am

WORD OF THE WEEK: Character

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Although January 15 is the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, today is ML King day. In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed into law the bill to make the 3rd Monday of January a National holiday to honor Dr. King, remember his legacy and celebrate his achievements.

When you think of Martin Luther King Jr, you remember his tireless work in the area of civil rights.  The peaceful marches.  The fiery speeches.  And unfortunately his untimely death.  But most of all, I think of the great “I Have a Dream speech, delivered in August of 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln memorial.  In that passionate speech Dr. King challenged us with these words.  Continue reading →

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January 12, 2015 · 6:48 am

Word of the Week: Learning

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There is an ancient legend of a dispassionate young man who approached the Greek philosopher and casually said, “O, great Socrates, I come to you to learn wisdom and knowledge.”

The muscular philosopher led the young man down to the sea, waded in with him, and then dunked him under the water for thirty seconds. When he let the young man up for air, Socrates asked him to repeat what he wanted. “Knowledge, O great one,” he sputtered with a smile. Continue reading →

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January 5, 2015 · 7:37 am

Word of the Week: Goal

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In his book, Making the Most of Life, Leroy Brownlow tells a story about an accomplished marksmen who was passing through a small community one day. Soon he saw evidence of amazing shooting skills. On barns, trees, fences, everywhere there were targets with a hole in the exact center of the bull’s eye. He had to find this amazing marksman.

Upon meeting the marksman and congratulating him, he asked, “”You’re shooting beats anything I’ve ever seen; How do you do it? ” Continue reading →

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December 15, 2014 · 6:23 am

Word of the Week: Kindness

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After General Robert E. Lee retired from the military, he was named President of Washington Academy in Lexington, Virginia, where he served from 1865 to 1870.  Later the name of the school was changed to Washington and Lee University to honor General Lee’s service.

While serving as President, a new student came to General Lee’s office and asked for a copy of the student handbook detailing the university’s rules and regulations.   Continue reading →

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December 8, 2014 · 6:41 am

Word of the Week: Refuge

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Legend has it that early American Indians had a unique way of training young boys to become Indian braves.

On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a thick forest to spend the entire night alone.

Up until then, he had never been away from his family and the tribe. But on this night, he was blindfolded and taken several miles away.  When he took off the blindfold, he was in the middle of a thick woods and he was scared to death! Continue reading →

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December 1, 2014 · 7:25 am

Word of the Week: Conduct

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Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military generals who ever lived, conquered almost the entire known world with his vast army. One night during a campaign, he couldn’t sleep and left his tent to walk around the campground,

As he was walking he came across a soldier asleep on guard duty – a serious offense. The penalty for falling asleep on guard duty was, in some cases, instant death; the commanding officer sometimes poured kerosene on the sleeping soldier and lit it.

The soldier began to wake up as Alexander approached him. Recognizing who was standing in front of him, the young man feared for his life.  Continue reading →

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November 24, 2014 · 6:49 am

Word of the Week: Thanks

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Rudyard Kipling was a great British poet, novelist and short story writer in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Well known for his fictional work The Jungle Book and his poem IF, Kipling. received the Nobel prize in literature in 1907. The poet Laureate earned a great deal of money from his literary works which spawned criticism in British media.

Hoping for a story, a newspaper reporter once approach him and said, “Mr. Kipling.  I just read that somebody calculated that the money you made from your writings amounts to over $100 a word.”

Kipling raised his eyebrows and said, “Really, I certainly wasn’t aware of that.” Continue reading →

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November 17, 2014 · 7:17 am

Word of the Week: Redemption

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Rubel Shelly tells a true story about a fellow named Mark who possessed a passion for the guitar. He bought his first one in 1966 for $175, from the money made from a summer job before his Freshman year in High School. It was a red sunburst Gibson J-45. Mark said “(It) was my pride and joy, my most favorite thing in the world.”

Throughout Mark’s high school and college years his Gibson guitar was his “solace and companion.” He said it was better than medicine to calm his anxieties during times of stress. However, in 1978, some thieves broke into his business in Decatur, Alabama. Among the things they stole was his beloved guitar. While the police caught the thieves, the guitar was never recovered.  Continue reading →

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