Tag Archives: friendship

The People Across the Table

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The people I most love to be around aren’t a crowd. They’re the ones across the table — the ones who know me without explanation and stay anyway. Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Make a Few Calls

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When truly great news arrives, my first instinct isn’t to celebrate alone—it’s to reach for the phone. The people we call first say a lot about who grounds us, who understands us, and who makes joy even better when it’s shared. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Pour Across the Table

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Sharing a glass face-to-face is about more than what’s in the glass—it’s about presence. The whiskey gives us a reason to slow down, but what we’re really sharing is time, conversation, and the people across the table while we still can. Continue reading →

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Where Love Shows Up Quietly

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Love doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it shows up in a phone call, a small voice asking to talk to Papi, a friend who chooses you again, or a memory carried in a mother’s voice. The moments that matter most aren’t loud—they’re faithful. Continue reading →

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There Can Be Only One

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A failed 600-mile mission, a re-keyed ignition, a Domino’s parking lot standoff — and a friendship that was permanently forged somewhere between Atlanta and Manassas. Continue reading →

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My Favorite Animals? Start With the One Sitting Behind Me.

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Some people have a long list of favorite animals. Mine starts—and pretty much ends—with dogs. From childhood horses to otters at the zoo to Lizzi’s ferret and our old chinchilla, we’ve had a whole menagerie. But dogs? Dogs are home. Continue reading →

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The Night My Brother Blew Me Up

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Some brothers grow up inseparable. Jeff and I grew up four years and ten months apart — close enough to fight, far enough to misunderstand each other. Out in the country, we invented our own brand of entertainment, including “bazooka wars” fought with bottle rockets. But nothing tops the night he actually blew me up. It was the kind of prank that could’ve ended a relationship — and somehow ended up defining it instead. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, October 9, 2025: The Price of Friendship

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 15:1-17 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Reflect Some of my favorite passages of scripture are the parables that Jesus used to teach his disciples. One … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, September 2, 2025: Iron Sharpens Iron

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Peter 5:1-11 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 Reflect One of my favorite movies is “Toy Story,” in part because I could completely … Continue reading →

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The Kentucky Pilgrimage: Kicking Off the Trail with Friends and Forester

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The anticipation for this trip has been building for months, but for my best friend Scott, it’s been pure, kid-on-Christmas-Eve excitement. Tonight, after my flight lands in Nashville, he’ll scoop me up, and we’ll point the car north to Kentucky. … Continue reading →

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