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Unlimited Budget for 24 Hours? I’d Buy a Future
If I had unlimited money for 24 hours, I wouldn’t use it to act rich. I’d use it to build something that would keep working after the money well ran dry. Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2776, family, Financial Security, From the Cap’n’s Pen, future, grandchildren, home, Investing, money, personal essay, reflection
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Ten Years Is a Long Way to See Clearly
Ten years sounds simple until you realize how little of life ever unfolds exactly the way you pictured it. Continue reading
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Tagged aging, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1907, From the Capns Pen, future, life, peace, perspective, reflection, teaching, writing
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Quick Thought – Wednesday, April 8, 2026: The Joseph Principle
Sometimes God’s wisdom is not dramatic — it is practical. Joseph understood that abundance was not merely for enjoyment, but for preparation. What we do during seasons of plenty may determine how we survive the seasons that follow. Continue reading
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Tagged Christian living, daily devotion, devotion, Egypt, faith, famine, follow, future, Genesis, Joseph, money, obedience, Old Testament, plenty, preparation, prepare, provision, Quick Thought, reflection, save, spiritual discipline, stewardship, store, trusting God, wisdom
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Five-Year-Old Me Had No Career Plan Whatsoever
Some children grow up announcing they want to be astronauts, doctors, or firefighters. At five years old, I had no such vision. My first serious ideas about the future didn’t show up until much later — and when they did, they came with names like Bob Costas and Pulitzer Prize dreams. Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Costas, career goals, childhood, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1891, dreams, future, Growing Up, humor, journalism, life reflections, memories, writing
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Quick Thought – Wednesday, February 26, 2025: Don’t Worry … He’s Got This
Read Matthew 6:25-34 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33-34 Reflect Life hadn’t turned out quite the way Kurt had planned. Like so many young men, he had … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Christian, destiny, faith, fear, future, God, Jesus, Kurt Warner, NFL, quarterback, Quick Thought, reflection, trust
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Halfway Down the Road, Finally Looking Ahead
A year ago, I expected more answers and fewer loose ends. What I’m discovering instead is that faith isn’t about having the future wrapped up—it’s about learning when to plan, when to trust, and when to do both at once. Continue reading
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Tagged career, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2155, future, goals, planning, poplularity, recognition, students, teaching, writing
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Quick Thought – Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Lessons From Mom: Go Out in Style
This is the 25th of 25 special reflections based on lessons I learned from my mother. These will run from my birthday on October 27 until her birthday on November 20. Read John 14:1-14 “Let not your hearts be troubled. … Continue reading
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Tagged arrangements, Bible, bible study, cancer, church, death, devotion, dove, epitaph, funeral, future, Judy Brassell, Judy Fulton, legacy, letter, Mom, mother, plan, Quick Thought, St. Jude, worship
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Quick Thought – Friday, November 7, 2025 – Lessons From Mom: God Bless the Bulldogs!
This is the 12th of 25 special reflections based on lessons I learned from my mother. These will run from my birthday on October 27 until her birthday on November 20. Read Psalm 71 But I will hope continually and will praise … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, bible study, Bulldogs, Carthage, championship, Dallas Cowboys, devotion, faith, football, future, high school, hope, Judy Brassell, Judy Fulton, Mom, mother, prayer, Quick Thought, Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, worship
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Looking Three Years Down the Road
Three years isn’t a lifetime, but it’s long enough for a lot to change—if I’m intentional about it. When I picture 2028, I see a life built on the same foundation I have now, just with a little more clarity, a little more peace, and hopefully a few more good stories to tell. Continue reading
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Tagged calendar, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2112, future, life, novel, planning, schedule, Tumbleweeds, Wife
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The Risk of a Life Devoted to Writing
The biggest risk I haven’t taken is the one that sits in the back of my mind every time I finish a post, close a notebook, or hit “publish.” It’s the risk of writing full-time. Not the dream of leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2098, future, insecure, risk, security, teaching, writer, writing
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