Yesterday a reader sent me the following in response to a post I wrote concerning choosing friends wisely: “I was teaching a young married Bible study a few years ago and we came to the passage in Matthew 7:1 where Jesus tells us not to judge, “Judge not, that you be not judged” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/judge-or-judge-not/

Well, my whirlwind trip is almost over. It’s hard to believe that I left mid-July and am still not home. I’m going fishing for Wahoo with one of my really good friends and fishing buddies this morning here in Stuart Florida and I look forward to being with him. Whether we catch any fish or not, we will catch up with each other on what is going on in our lives. Then I will head to home sweet home! . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/bathing-in-filth/

I was sitting on the plane and they were getting ready to close the door when in walked a drop dead gorgeous young lady that everyone on the plane stopped whatever they were doing in order to ogle at her. I feel sure that she’d waited until the last moment in order that everyone could see her as she made a big production in getting seated on the plane . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/lovely-except-for-the-snout-2/

So, I received a letter from a lady that simply asked me to tell her how I raised my kids in such a manner that they turned out so well. Hmmm . . . That might take writing an entire book to do a proper job with it, but I tried to think of the most important lessons I taught my kids . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/raising-kids-2/

My latest adventure has taken me all over the country. I’ve seen beautiful sights and experienced the glory of God’s creation over thousands and thousands of miles. Someone asked me the other day what my favorite thing I’d done so far has been. Was it California and catching giant bluefin tuna, or catching salmon in the Columbia River Gorge, or the breathtaking immensity of Alaska, or the mountains of North Carolina? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-better-legacy/

I once had a training office in Las Vegas and thus spent considerable time there. One day I was in Caesars Palace and was killing some time by checking out one of the most expensive stores located there, and a salesperson came up and told me I would have to leave for a little while . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/plastic-delusion/

One of my biggest regrets in life was not spending more time with my mother while I had the chance. She was tragically taken home by God at just 52 years old with no warning. She had a very bad headache one day and she mentioned to my father that something was bad wrong. So, even though it was Sunday she insisted upon seeing the doctor right then. When she walked into the doctor’s office, she let out a little gasp and then collapsed and died. It turned out she had an undiagnosed brain tumor and it had burst a blood vessel in her brain . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/no-time-for-goodbye/

It seems I misquoted a verse yesterday I humbly apologize. The correct verse should have been Matthew 22:9 instead of Matthew 2:29. Thanks to all you eagle eyed friends keep up the good work . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/sick-soul/

I have nearly completed my latest adventure. I’m going striped bass fishing today in Georgia and on a float trip for trout in Tennessee later in the week with my son Michael and then I’m heading south to visit two different locations in Florida. I’ll be stopping at Carrabelle Florida for snapper and grouper with a good friend who lives there in the panhandle and then further south to fish for Wahoo in Stuart with one of my pals there, as I fish my way home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/dead-or-alive-2/

The most difficult time in my life, (and I have had many), was when my brother committed suicide. I have not experienced such grief nor wept like that before or since. After his death, I remember lying on my bed with the shades drawn all by myself and rethinking our life together. We faced tough times and good times together. We had our sibling rivalries to be sure, but I can say that we always deeply loved each other . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/09/the-most-difficult-of-times/