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I Love Pink Balls and I Cannot Lie

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ Leave a comment

Allow me to be more specific.  I love pink GOLF balls.  Especially the pink florescent golf balls given to me by my granddaughter. For you non-golfers out there, golf balls come in a variety of colors with white being the dominant color by far.  Unless you are playing in the snow, then you have bigger … Continue reading I Love Pink Balls and I Cannot Lie

Raising Parents

February 25, 2022 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 2 Comments

Recently, a colleague sought prayer for discerning the role he and his wife should play regarding their aging parents. The request sparked a number of memories and suggestions as to what they could be doing now. Though my parents have been gone for over a decade, the memories of their last years still linger. Fond … Continue reading Raising Parents

Conversations With A Four-Year-Old

February 3, 2022 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 2 Comments

Life is full of tears, fears, and cheers.  Hopefully, it is also punctuated with moments of sheer laughter.  This post has but one purpose — to put a smile on your face and inspire you to take notes when in conversation with any four-year-olds who inhabit your universe. One of life’s fundamental realities is that … Continue reading Conversations With A Four-Year-Old

Theology Lessons from a Three-Year-Old

June 17, 2021 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 2 Comments

If meat and potatoes are comfort food, then spending time with my grandchildren is soul food —  in more ways than one.  You finally understand why  the word “grandchildren” includes the letters g-r-a-n-d.  Watching them sleep redefines the word precious.  And listening to their observations of the universe makes you want to fall on your … Continue reading Theology Lessons from a Three-Year-Old

Praying for Dead Birds

May 11, 2021 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 3 Comments

My youngest grandson, Luke, has been spending some time with his Nonni and Poppy this Spring. He is three and a half years old, going on thirty. He is at that stage where seemingly every question begins with “why,” his favorite exclamation is “Mine,” and every sentence includes the word “exactly” — as in “Poppy, … Continue reading Praying for Dead Birds

What A Caddie Taught Me About Encouragement

May 4, 2021 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 4 Comments

This past week I was invited to play a round of golf at East Lake Golf Club in Decatur, Georgia.  East Lake is no ordinary club.  It’s the site of the Tour Championship, the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. More importantly, it was also the home course for golfing … Continue reading What A Caddie Taught Me About Encouragement

We All Need A Ninja Zone

March 14, 2021 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 2 Comments

I rarely visit any of my grandchildren when this Poppy does not come away with some new life lessons.  A few years ago, one of my grandfather therapy sessions (i.e., babysitting) with three of my grandsons provided a prime example of the insights available to anyone who has eyes to see and ears to hear. … Continue reading We All Need A Ninja Zone

My Imaginary Friend Did It

February 28, 2021 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ Leave a comment

My three-year-old grandson ran down the hallway, dashed into our master bedroom, and took refuge in his favorite hiding place - a spot behind my LazyBoy rocking chair.  Having just knocked something over in our living room, he knew the noise would bring Poppy to see what havoc his rambunctiousness had wrought. Young Luke sought … Continue reading My Imaginary Friend Did It

A Teachable Moment

December 1, 2020 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 1 Comment

It was November 2000 when my twenty-something-year-old daughter, who shall remain anonymous, called me in tears.  On her way to a concert in Atlanta, she had been stopped not once, but twice, by the police — an amazing feat I hoped that neither she, nor any of her four siblings, would ever repeat.   I … Continue reading A Teachable Moment

Dads Are Always Going To Be Dads

November 8, 2020 ~ Buddy McElhannon ~ 2 Comments

Newsflash, dads are always going to be dads.  Just ask Jordan Spieth.  Jordan Spieth, 27,  is one of the more popular young professional golfers on the PGA Tour.  A three-time Majors Champion, and winner of 14 professional tournaments, Spieth is known as one of the nicest guys to play the game.  Mothers want to adopt … Continue reading Dads Are Always Going To Be Dads

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