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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the words right out of my mouth.   The words she spoke are similar to what I used for my sons and also use to guide the parents of my patients.   These four words can make or break the trajectory of a child’s life.   Evidently, the same four words are able to corral an incorrigible President as well.   Just speaking the words is not enough.   They must be backed up with prompt action without a hint of fear.   I share the four words with parents at the two week check-up.   The earlier parents comprehend the importance of relaying these words to a child, the better it is not only for the parent but for society in general.   What four words you ask?   THE ANSWER IS NO! Proverbs 29:15 15  The rod and reproof give wisdom,      but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Speaker Pelosi told President Trump “No!”   She undergirded that no by making sure every single Democratic Representative said no as well.   If that was not enough

The day started with an early morning drive, before the sun came up I was already on the roadway.   Just in front of me, a car was moving long perfectly fine with the traffic but the emergency lights were flashing.   I thought, why the emergency lights if the car is moving and the driver is not impaired.   As I continued behind the car, the flashers remained on but as soon as I passed the car to go about my business, the driver turned off the emergency lights.   I said to myself, “Now that was weird’” until I got on the highway and realized my headlights were not on.                    Proverbs 19:20 20  Listen to advice and accept instruction,      that you may gain wisdom in the future. The driver with the flashing lights had been trying to relay advice to me, “Turn on your headlights.”   I was so busy try to figure out what was wrong with their car that I could not perceive that I needed counsel.   We go through life thinking we have it all together.   We spend an

It's a new year and I'm driving a new car.  It takes some getting use to when you have become comfortable with the routine of the same gauges, mechanics and audio system.  I knew everything about the old car so I pretty much functioned on automatic.  There was no need to check the owner's manual, no reason to think about how to turn anything on and no consideration of whether I was competent to troubleshoot any malfunctions.  I knew how to handle that car.  Which brings me to why I had a problem opening the trunk of my new car this afternoon.  I needed to get a box out of the car.  I went into the garage and tried to open the trunk.  It would not budge.  Well, I remembered the box I needed was in the back seat anyway so I attempted to open the back door.  It would not budge.  I had just walked out there not having considered how I was going to gain access to this new car.  My old car was always unlocked in the garage so I assumed this one would be too.  Not so, a key wa