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Quick Thought – Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Lessons From Mom: Sometimes You Need a Fresh Start

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the sixth 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 Lamentations 3:19-33 The steadfast love of the Lord never … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, October 31, 2025– Lessons From Mom: Teach Your Children Well

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the fifth 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 Proverbs 22:1-16 Train up a child in the … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, October 30, 2025– Lessons From Mom: Enjoy the Special Moments

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the fourth 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 1 Peter 5:1-11 Give all your worries and … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, October 29, 2025– Lessons From Mom: Keep Your Chin Down

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the third 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 Proverbs 13 Whoever spares the rod hates his … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, October 28, 2025– Lessons From Mom: We’re All Special

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the second 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 Ephesians 2:1-10 But God, being rich in mercy, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, October 27, 2025 – Lessons From Mom: Starting the Day Right

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

This is the first 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 Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never … Continue reading →

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The Best Advice I Ever Received Came From Mom

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

When people ask about the best piece of advice I’ve ever received, I could point to any number of classic lines — “Do the right thing even when no one’s watching,” “Measure twice, cut once,” or “This too shall pass.” … Continue reading →

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“Without Music, Life Would Be a Mistake”

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Music has been the backbone of my family for as long as I can remember. My mother was a music major in college, and she starred in musicals both before and after I was born. Some of my earliest memories … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 3, 2025: My Redeemer Lives

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Job 19:23-29 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 Reflect The battle … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, May 11, 2025 (Mother’s Day): Thank God for Mothers

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Exodus 2:1-10 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river … Continue reading →

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