Author Archives: dideker

Sunday June 19, 2022 was an epic day for me. First, I celebrated the 46th anniversary of my marriage to an incredible woman. In today’s world of throw away marriages, 46 years is very unusual and I get asked all the time, “what is your secret?” Well, when looking for an anniversary card I mayContinue reading “Maybe the Most Important Four Steps You Will Ever Take”

Looking back on my life there are so many instances where a little patience on my part could have gone a long way. I can tell you so many stories where a little patience would have served me much better than the way I handled certain situations. Part of my problem stems from my tendencyContinue reading “Patience – It is a Virtue Worth Patiently Pursuing”

One of the outcomes of the Covid pandemic has been the explosion of “binge watching” streaming television series. The format of most of these shows evolved from day time “soap operas” combined with the structure of more recently conceived “reality shows” all rolled into themes running from the drug peddling sub-culture of “Breaking Bad” andContinue reading “Lessons from the Stock Show”

Most of you who know me and read this blog know that I am not a preachy kind of guy. I started this blog to share life experiences, not to impose my expectations on anyone, not to judge anyone and certainly not to imply that I know more than you do. No – it isContinue reading “The Emptiness of “None””

1 Timothy 4:4 – For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. Growing up, Thanksgiving was a trifecta holiday. First, I loved all the food that was traditional to the day. My maternal Grandmother would usually cook a goose – not my favorite. MyContinue reading “Days of Thanksgiving”

Not all of us are privileged to have children. We don’t know why God choses some of us and leaves others wanting the experience. When I was coming up there was an accepted order of growing up. You graduated high school then either went on to college, you joined the military or you went intoContinue reading ““Children are a heritage from the Lord” Psalm 127:3″

There are not enough words, paper or time to describe what a great father my Dad was to me and my sister. I am quite sure he never read a book about being a father. He certainly didn’t take any classes to learn how to be a father. When he became a father there weren’tContinue reading “It’s Father’s Day!”

It has been a while since my last post. I told you when I started this blog that I was going to write when God prompted me to write and yesterday He did that very thing. Some of my friends tell me they hear from God daily, sometimes several times a day. Some of themContinue reading “Does Her Voice Smile?”

I don’t know about you but I am so tired of hearing phrases like, “in these extraordinary times” or “given current circumstances” or “when we get back to normal.” Man, talking about throwing you on a drag. We need to have some FUN! I try to take long walks every couple of days and IContinue reading “Boys Just Want to Have Fun”

Beatle John Lennon sang, “And so this is Christmas and what have we done? Another year over and a new one just begun.” I have been searching my photo files for a good Christmas photo to use for this installment of defreshtalk but I have so many I finally gave up and decided to continueContinue reading “Christmas Memories and Traditions”