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Train Time No: 10
Today, it’s the 6:08 bound for Homewood. I was thinking about my wife the other day… something that I do quite often, and an interesting thought came to mind. When we say: “My Wife” Is this the same as saying ‘my house’, or ‘my cat’, or even something as simple as ‘my pencil’? It’s just that it sounds so possessive; like she is an object bought and paid for and now owned by another… The same can be said about ‘my husband’, and ‘my girl/boy friend’, or even ‘my kids’. Another phrase that I have always thought was interesting happens to be one that you don’t hear much any more,…
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Train Time No. 9
Today, it’s the 4:35 bound for Homewood. Fear… Is an important part of life… As long as we don’t allow it to become our lives, And a long as we manage what our fear focuses on. For example: let us remember the 11th. Commandment which says: “thou shalt not stand in front of a moving train” …words to live by… literally! Admittedly, not everything is this clear at first glance. Somethings require a little thought and review before a decision should be made. For example: While walking through downtown Chicago near dark, should I be afraid of a really big guy coming the other way on my side of the…
