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Bill Fortenberry
May 16, 20234 min read
if i'm depressed, why am i smiling?
a note: may is mental health month. while i think our world is much more open to hearing words like depression, anxiety, panic disorder...
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Bill Fortenberry
Dec 17, 20224 min read
Thinking About Christmas - Three Stories
Christmas isn't easy for everyone. Sometimes, it can be hard to muster joy, sing a carol or laugh at a party. There may be a temptation...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 26, 20226 min read
lessons from a maple seed
MARCH 2021 - Sitting in my backyard, the March morning is chilly, meriting that second cup of coffee to keep my hands warm. I lean my...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 14, 20226 min read
he loved hot rods, banjos and Jesus
NOTE: Eulogies and memorials must be my thing. This remembrance of the one-of-a-kind Stanley Walker is myfourth most popular blog. Enjoy....
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 13, 20223 min read
the example
MARCH 2017 - Joe Van Barnes was one of the greats. When our church said good bye to him a few weeks ago it was apparent that, for a man...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 13, 20223 min read
she was radiant
(NOTE: Of all the blog posts I've written, this memorial or eulogy of my beautiful friend, Natalie Bates, is the most read -- more than...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 2, 20222 min read
my little black book
SEPTEMBER 2016 - The small black book lays on the table beside my bed. I don’t use it as often as I should. It’s a relatively hew effort....
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 2, 20222 min read
banana seats, boulders and not-so-big mountains
SEPTEMBER 2016 - I’m not sure what sparked the conversation, but a buddy asked me about my growing up years the other day. I don’t really...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 26, 20222 min read
god whispers
March 2016 - A series of events, scenes really, at work this week heightened my awareness and left me thankful. God, in His infinite...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 25, 20222 min read
four good and perfect things
FEBRUARY 2016 - I had an unexpected pleasure this week. I met a gentleman who, many years ago, worked for Thomas Frist Sr., the founder...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 20, 20223 min read
still learning, still trusting my father
JANUARY 2016 - Four months and 15 days ago we moved E into his dorm at Belmont University. It was a momentous and extraordinary day....
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20223 min read
worry not, part 2
NOVEMBER 2015 - Perspective is everything, especially in the rear view mirror. The calamitous car trouble that rocked our world last week...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20225 min read
move-in day: lesson in faithfulness
AUGUST 2016 - We drove the 200 or so miles and pulled in front of Belmont Mansion where a chipper young coed with copper hair took E's...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 12, 20228 min read
why i believe God will provide - he is faithful
Update, AUGUST 2022: This blog post, now seven years old, was written at a time when I wanted my words to express what I hoped for, but...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 5, 20223 min read
let's hear it for the next man
OCTOBER 2013 - I did not grow up with football. Nobody in my family played, watched, or even knew the object of the game. My high school...
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