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Bill Fortenberry
Nov 22, 20233 min read
oh deer, what do i do now?
It’s been a couple of seasons since we’ve seen Loretta. I suppose her absence is one of those difficult realities of life. A lame deer in...
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Bill Fortenberry
May 30, 20233 min read
i'm depressed, is it safe to come out?
i hesitated before writing this headline. that's how bad it has gotten. ten years ago, i wouldn't have given it a second thought, but in...
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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 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
lessons from the game
SEPTEMBER 2016 - The sky is blue. The weather is warm, but not too hot. The stands are divided by colors. The band plays. The crowd leans...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 26, 20223 min read
lessons learned: planting seeds of wisdom
APRIL 2016 - I have given my kids a lot of advice over the past, gulp, almost 20 years, but it’s only been in the past three or so that...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 26, 20224 min read
sandwiched between gabe the transformer and true perspective
MARCH 2016 - It’s been a stressful few days around our house. To protect the privacy of the people who already think I write too much...
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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 25, 20223 min read
lessons from the chihuahua
FEBRUARY 2016 - Six years ago Kiki entered our lives. Tiny, black and tan, we rescued her from a shelter in Fort Payne, Alabama. Intended...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 25, 20222 min read
tried and true wisdom
JANUARY 2016 - I committed to write daily in January. Unfortunately, I failed to remember that creativity and inspiration are not defined...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 20, 20222 min read
worth more than gold
JANUARY 2016 - The thin black frame holds a place of prominence, centered on an eye-level shelf, accompanied by a tiny bronze, long-nosed...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 20, 20223 min read
always listen to your little voice
JANUARY 2016 - Always listen to your little voice, it will never lead you wrong. It’s good advice; I'm just not sure I understand it. I...
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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 19, 20222 min read
choosing to be amazing
JANUARY 2016 - I work with some amazing people. Generous, stylish and detail-oriented, they bring a sense of class and style to the...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 19, 20223 min read
o snap! i have nothing to chat about
JANUARY 2016 - I have Snapchat, but I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do with it. I also have Tumbler, but I have never posted...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 19, 20222 min read
texas-sized wisdom
JANUARY 2016 (REVISED) - A guy I graduated high school with posted a New Year reminder – five simple rules that, if followed, just might...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20221 min read
first things first
JANUARY 2016 - Seek you first the Kingdom of Heaven and His Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. This is my life...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20226 min read
worry not
NOVEMBER 2015 - Do not worry. I get it. It's fruitless. Faithless. But when you are in the moment, when there is legitimate cause for...
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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 13, 20222 min read
the last breakfast
AUGUST 2015 - It didn't hit me until I was in the middle of my summer Saturday routine. Walking back and forth, cutting horizontal...
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