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Quick Thought – Friday, November 13, 2026 – Lessons From Mom: Learn to Cook

Posted on November 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A childhood spaghetti lesson, a cassette recording from 1975, and a tradition passed from mother to son to granddaughter. Sometimes the simplest lessons leave the most lasting memories. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, October 31, 2026 – Lessons From Mom: A Child’s First Teacher

Posted on October 31, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

My mother was a music teacher and a children’s television personality before she became my first teacher. Sixty years later, the lessons she taught me about faith, kindness and character remain with me. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, October 30, 2026 – Lessons From Mom: Caring About What Matters

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

My mother didn’t have to love the Archies or baseball to share those experiences with me. She taught me that one of the greatest expressions of love is taking an interest in what matters to someone else. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, October 29, 2026– Lessons From Mom: Keep Your Chin Down

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When I was five, I defiantly raised my chin at my mother. Her unexpected response taught me a lesson about respect, but her apology years later taught me something equally important. Continue reading →

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The Teachers Who Built Me

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some teachers taught subjects. Others taught discipline, trust, creativity, faith, or endurance. Looking back, the most honest answer is that it took several people — each arriving at the right time — to help shape who I became. 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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Quick Thought – Sunday, May 12, 2024 (Mother’s Day): Thank God for Mothers

Posted on May 12, 2024 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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