Posted on October 27, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It’s a somewhat solemn day of reflection for me. It’s my birthday, and I’m getting old. At least that’s the feeling. I’ve been asking myself for a while if I have found any advantages in getting older, besides cheaper meals at Perkin’s Restaurant. It depends… Continue Reading “Choosing to Grow Up, Really”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A real man, Aging, Another Birthday, Be a learner, Birthday, Childlike, Embrace, Embrace Differences, Faith, Finishing Well, Follower of Jesus, forgive, forgiveness, God, Growing Old, Growing Up, Hope, Jesus, Learn, Learn more, Like a Child, love, Mature, Maturity, Old Man, Real Maturity, Salvation, Senile, Truly Mature, Trust, Trust issues
Posted on October 25, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It’s a momentous week for me. I have a birthday coming up, and it’s not just any ol’ number. I’m about to cross what I have always considered the threshold of old age. I’ve been asking myself for awhile if I have found any… Continue Reading “Choosing Maturity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Acceptance, Accepting Differences, Aging, Birthday, Childlike, forgive, forgiveness, Growing Up, Growth, Like a Child, Mature, Maturity, Old, Old Age, Spiritual Maturity, Trust, Unforgiveness
Posted on October 26, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I turn another year older this week. It’s funny how my excitement and attitude toward birthdays have changed since I was young. They used to be the happy focal point for my entire year. It’s easy now to slip into a dark gloom as… Continue Reading “Choosing to Grow Like a Child”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Birthdays, Childlike, Childlikeness, Children, Growing Up, Growth, Humility, Learner, Paradox, Qualities of a Child, Trust