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Confessions of a Lousy Christmas Shopper

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 23, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

To know someone is to love them and to love them means getting to know them. There is nothing more intimidating to me than the yawning approach of the holidays–birthdays come second place–and the prospect of trying to find the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday | Tagged best friends, choosing the perfect gift, Christmas, christmas shopping, Christmas tree, friends, gift, gifts, giving, goodness, Guideposts, hate shopping, help, Holy Week, Jesus, leaves, love, malls, poor, Prayer, presents, rick hamlin, show, summer, wife

Prayers of Thanks for a Cat

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 26, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Dear God, was it really your idea that I should be the owner of a cat? And not just any cat, this cat, this ornery, handsome, exasperating, demanding, standoffish Fred? It must have been you, God, because you appealed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged beauty, becoming a cat person, cats, change, compassion, cute, Fred, Fred the cat, goodness, Guideposts, home, love, mother, neighbor, pets, poor, Power of Prayer, Prayer, prayers, rejoice, rick hamlin, waiting, wife, will, wonder

The Missing Socks Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 19, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Where do my missing socks disappear to? Why do I have all these singles that are missing their mates? Are some things beyond prayer? This truly seems like one of life’s existential mysteries. Socks disappear. I don’t know where they … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Edward Grinnan, Guideposts, help, israel, Jesus, laundry, lost, missing, missing socks, mysterious, neighbor, Prayer, praying, rick hamlin, siblings, socks, victim, wife, wonder

Prayers for a Team Player

Rick Hamlin Posted on October 29, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

“Please, God, let him make the team.” I can’t tell you how many times when my two boys were young I would say some variation of this prayer: “Please, God, let him catch that ball when it comes to him … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged answered prayer, boys, Children, creative, Family, gratitude, grown sons, Guideposts, happiness, home, love, on the journey, parents, Power of Prayer, Prayer, praying, raising children, rick hamlin, school, sons, Spiritual, success, trust, wife, Will Hamlin
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