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Bill Fortenberry
Dec 17, 20234 min read
this year, it's mrs. fortenberry's christmas
as sentimental as i am, i've never been one for a nostalgic christmas tree. i've always gone for the carefully placed, curated, perfectly...
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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, 20225 min read
if tomorrow never comes
JUNE 2022 - Tomorrow is Father's Day. It is one of the hardest days of the year for me. Here's why: In June of 1998, I was a busy...
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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 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 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, 20223 min read
autumn's wise words
AUGUST 2015 - It's been a long, teary, quiet week since we dropped our boy at college. The herd of boys, young men really, who have...
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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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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 12, 20223 min read
a lesson in people watching
JUNE 2015 - I'm a people watcher by nature, an observer of human behavior. I suppose I may have learned a few things from noting their...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 11, 20225 min read
a question of faith
APRIL 2015 - What happens when two seemingly conflicting beliefs exist in the same plane? Faith is born. I am confident that God has...
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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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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 4, 20223 min read
the calendar says ice cream
AUGUST 2013 - The calendar says ice cream, but the weather says soup. Me and the boy. So, soup it is, on this mid-summer August day....
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 3, 20222 min read
a beautiful testimony
MARCH 2013 - NOTE: It's been a while since I've posted anything here. Life has been crazy through a long, twisting and turning journey...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 3, 20223 min read
mr. morehead's undying devotion
AUGUST 2012 - Herbert Morehead loved his sister. His moving, angst-filled Facebook post about her recent passing is one the most...
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Bill Fortenberry
Jul 27, 20222 min read
of sweat and tears
APRIL 2012 - I love going to the gym. It’s a stress-reliever, health-inducer and life-balancer, but I’m still human. Some days I just...
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