WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE
There’s a website I’ll visit from time to time that showcases interesting stories and images. Some posts I have no interest in. Some are really intriguing to me. The other day, as I sat on our couch and was scrolling through, I saw a post titled “50 Incredible History Moments That…
WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE
I’ve started to enjoy reading fiction again lately. The current series I’m reading starts each book right as some big, dramatic scene unfolds. My last book started with an EMS helicopter pilot being forced to land on a mountain in a raging storm with a critical patient. The one I’m currently…
WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE
This past weekend Sheila and I went to the last Miracle League game of the season in Sioux City. Suppose you're unfamiliar with The Miracle League of Sioux City. In that case, they provide recreational facilities designed for individuals with disabilities to enable integrated play, promote acceptance and safety, provide positive…
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This past Memorial Day weekend, we sat amongst thousands of other Detroit Tigers fans at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit. Growing up in southeast Michigan, I grew up hearing stories of Tiger royalty like George Kell, Al Kaline, and going back even further, the great Ty Cobb. I went to Tiger…
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Not too long ago, Sheila and I spent the day in Omaha. It was a fun day of coffee, shopping, and exploring. One of the things we did was purposefully sought out used record stores. I was gifted a record player for Christmas a few years ago and have decided it…
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Whether you’re relaxing on the dock with your feet splashing in the water, experiencing the beauty of Falls Park in Sioux Falls, or simply sitting outside and listening to the birds sing their songs as the wind gently blows, you are experiencing what was not only designed by - but created…
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Iowa does many things well, but three things are done incredibly well. Coffee, ice cream, and… of course, corn. There are vistas in this state that corn goes as far as the eye can see. Iowa does corn with excellence. I love Iowa, but I’m not a native Iowan. For the…
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Hurt people hurt people.
We’ve all heard that before. It’s been said when your coworker berated you for a simple mistake. It was said when your teenager called you an inexcusable name simply because they didn’t get what they wanted. It was even said when a fellow believer thought you said…
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In 2023, we’re going to be focusing on who God says we are. I’ve sat down a few times to write this focus, but each time I came up with a way to approach this first one I didn’t have peace and I knew I was to wait. Until this morning……
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There was a day not too long ago when Sheila and I were having a discussion in our kitchen. I can’t recall exactly what we talked about, but I know it was faith-related. She noticed I used the same word often while conversing.
That word is despite.
I’ve been thinking over…