FRIDAYS WITH FRED: LIKING & LOVING, NOT ENOUGH

Coach Crowell, I really like reading your book, Words of Hope!" "Coach Crowell, I love reading your blog, Words of Hope!" Thank you is my usual response. I'm grateful that what I write becomes a special blessing. However, when I am...

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HOPE IN 1865 – HOPE IN 2021

JUNE 3 is an important date. June 3, 1865, was the date for the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, as part of the Civil War (156 years ago). June 3, 2021, is the date when there are battles in USA cities...

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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: WHAT’S UP PEOPLE?

Here I sit in my easy chair, at 4 AM, wondering about life. How is it possible, so many diverse thoughts roam through my brain like a river flowing over rocks? Some of these thoughts appear to be dark...

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MOST AWESOME

The Psalmist wrote, "The Lord Most High is awesome." The word awesome always reminds me of my brother Larry.  He delights in saying, "You're awesome!"  One morning while at his employment, his supervisor walked past him.  Larry shouted: "Bill, you're...

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BEST WE NOT FORGET

Wise people do not forget those who have gone before and made our lives richer, better, happier, and safer. Foolish people do not honor those who have gone before, doing much to make lives more free, safe, happier, and with more...

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FRIDAYS WITH FRED: CHOOSING GREAT FRIENDS

Pictured above is Jim Harrick - John Wooden - Fred Crowell.Coach Jim Harrick is one of the finest friends any person could ever have in a lifetime. These qualities make Coach Harrick heads above the normal friendship: Supreme happiness for your...

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HELPLESS TAKE HEART

Hope is helpful if you find yourself in a position much like myself, HELPLESS TAKE HEART are words that speak loudly. This sun-filled, blue-sky May morning inspired these words gleaned from David in Psalm 33 and 34. No one delights in being...

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WISDOM WEDNESDAY: THE 5 WHY’S

If you truly want to know your life purpose, ask yourself the 5 Whys. In fact, asking 5 Why's may help solve many of your life problems and give you direction, especially in situations where you don't know what...

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NEVER LOSE YOUR DREAMS

The four P’s - Psalms, purpose, prayer & power. Dr. Shann Ferch tells the following story. One day my dad took me to Circle, Montana to visit his dad. Grandpa was living in a small shack. He was an alcoholic. It was...

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Hopefulness

Nestled in the decorative rock among my beautiful rhododendrons, I discovered what looked like trash.  To my big surprise, it was not trash!  Instead, it was a neatly folded piece of white paper.  As I gently unfolded it, a...

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