by David Beavers | Dec 14, 2022 | Acceptance, Encouragement, Grace, Relationships, Unconditional Love
I was 26 years old when I started graduate school in Dallas, Texas. In the first semester of my first year, I took a course in theology taught by a 41-year-old Dr. Phil Hook. What I didn’t know entering class that day was that my biggest takeaway would not be the...
by David Beavers | Dec 17, 2020 | Letting Go, Personal Growth
I had given serious thought about “walking on” as a freshman to play football at Vanderbilt. That was 1965. I was 18 years old and I thought I could play at the college level. But, that fantasy went away quickly the summer after graduation, when I got mono and lost 25...
by David Beavers | Dec 2, 2020 | Persistence, Personal Growth
“It seems we run our lives like trains, speeding along a track laid down by others, going so fast that what we pass blurs by…So, no matter how many wonderful opportunities come my way, no matter the importance placed on these things by others who have my best...
by David Beavers | Dec 2, 2020 | Personal Growth
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life – it has given me, “me”. It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now.– Anne Lamott Some...
by David Beavers | Feb 6, 2017 | Balance in Life, Uncategorized
I use two different phones. One for business and one for hiding. It’s a strategy I came up with about a year ago, one of the better ideas I’ve ever had. And I hope you know that one good idea can really change your life, because good ideas help us grow...
