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Monday was one of those long, busy days when you wake up to it and you’re not sure it’s do-able, but you gather yourself up and set out on the journey and see where it takes you.

It started with an omelet prepared by LeAnn because she knew I wouldn’t get another meal for a while. And then I was off to my annual physical where there was good news and bad news. The good news was aside from typical age-related complaints, I’m healthy with nothing that needs treating or watching. Vitals are normal, while blood counts are mostly where they should be after they were thrown off balance by cancer treatments.

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

“I wish I had been in the room when that song was written.”

Singer Gary Morris said that recently at a concert in downtown Garland just before he sang “The Wind Beneath My Wings.” Everyone knows Bette Midler turned the song into an international hit in conjunction with the movie “Beaches,” but Morris was one of eight artists to record it before Midler. His recording was a top 10 hit on the country charts and Song of the Year in 1984 at the Academy of Country Music. He didn’t write the song but apparently wished he had been part of that process or at least witnessed its creation.

So, is there a room you wish you had been in when something big was happening? Something noteworthy, even historic?

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So, what is your star word for 2025?

If you were at Wilshire on Sunday, you were invited to pick a shiny star out of a basket with a word written on it. And then you were encouraged to consider that word in this new year and how it might guide you inwardly and outwardly closer to Christ. This is the second year we’ve done this and I’m not sure how well I did last year.

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