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Is It Time for a Heart Checkup?
Keeping one's heart in good shape is a major key in continuing to live. My primary care physician refers me to a cardiologist for an...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 9, 20243 min read
Passing Along a Good Work Ethic
As I post this week's article, it is Labor Day. There is a reason that our nation established a national holiday related to work and...
Gary Loudermilk
Sep 2, 20243 min read
The Importance of Comfort
When you read the word comfort in the title of this post, what came to your mind? While I am not a mind reader, I would bet that many of...
Gary Loudermilk
Aug 19, 20243 min read
The Focus of Our Next Conversations
The Olympic Games of 2024 have completed their events and held their closing ceremony. Over 10,000 athletes from over 200 nations or...
Gary Loudermilk
Aug 12, 20242 min read
What Do You Need to Reconcile?
This past weekend I spent some time reconciling our bank statement. I opened my first bank account when I had my first part-time job at...
Gary Loudermilk
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Are You Staying Sharp?
A chef always requires that his knives be sharp. That makes perfect sense. Have you ever tried to cut something with a dull knife? The...
Gary Loudermilk
Jul 29, 20243 min read
What Would You Do If You Could?
Probably all of us at one time or another have spoken the phrase, "If I could, I would." When we have used those words, did we mean we...
Gary Loudermilk
Jul 22, 20243 min read
When Things Suddenly Change
This past Saturday afternoon I had written a blog post that was to publish on Monday. The breaking news on Saturday evening quickly...
Gary Loudermilk
Jul 15, 20243 min read
I Need a Guide
In 1971, I was driving to Houston from Arlington, Texas. Near Houston on I-45, a major thunderstorm released a downpour of rain that...
Gary Loudermilk
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Celebrating the Birth of a Nation
If for a moment we can change our focus from hotdogs, watermelon, and fireworks, we will remember that July the Fourth is a national...
Gary Loudermilk
Jun 30, 20243 min read
Things Don't Always Go Your Way
(This will be my last blog post until June 24th. We will be focusing on some family time and family events until then. I hope you will...
Gary Loudermilk
Jun 2, 20243 min read
Whom Do You Influence?
Last week my post dealt with who is influencing us. This week we take some time to consider whom we are influencing. Just like we...
Gary Loudermilk
May 27, 20244 min read
Who Influences You?
(This week I am writing about who influences us. Next week I plan to write about those we influence. The answer to both questions gives...
Gary Loudermilk
May 20, 20243 min read
Historical Events That Shaped Us
Some people love history while others despise it. In reality historical events contribute to shaping us into the people we are. First,...
Gary Loudermilk
Apr 1, 20242 min read


Is the Majority Always Right?
When was the first time you heard the phrase "the majority rules?" Maybe it was in elementary school when the teacher said that the...
Gary Loudermilk
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Why Take The Time To Rest?
In our world of productivity, climbing the ladder, preparing for the future, worrying over the world situation, and trying to keep...
Gary Loudermilk
Feb 12, 20243 min read
Whose Word Do You Trust - Man's or God's?
Not many days go by that I don't either read someone's post in social media or actually hear another person say something like this: "I...
Gary Loudermilk
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Does It Matter Which Road You Take? Updated
(Almost two years ago, I started this blog with a working title of "Less Traveled" based on two sources - Robert Frost's poem "The Road...
Gary Loudermilk
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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