Standing Room Only

March 25, 2008 Joey Cope 4

Growing up in West Texas, I had a pretty well-developed system for knowing who my friends were. Friends were the guys — and occasionally the girls — you spent time with. Looking back, I’m not sure that the great majority of that time was very productive. But, even today, it [read more]

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My Own Medicine – Day Three

March 20, 2008 Joey Cope 0

I had planned to plan for my meeting. The phone call was made that put things in motion. Eventually, fifteen minutes was set aside for later in the afternoon. Good. I had time to release anger and to plan. But life happened and I had to attend to this detail [read more]

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Two Punches

January 19, 2008 Joey Cope 0

I have been known to leave important things in places where they weren’t, shall I say, helpful. Like the four or five times I’ve left my laptop computer at home and not discovered it until I walked into my office. Or the countless times, I’ve put my cell phone in [read more]

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Day One

January 1, 2008 Joey Cope 0

Day One of a new year. A time to start fresh. An opportunity for turning that new leaf. Yet I carry over so much unfinished from last year. And I would just as soon leave much of it there. But as I turn in my chair, I can see it’s [read more]

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Taking Care of Business

December 11, 2007 Joey Cope 0

Twice this last weekend, I selected a seat in Cullen Auditorium that would give me the greatest vantage point for watching our church children’s musical. For most of the last twenty years, talented, dedicated adults have focused a good portion of their autumn lives on selecting, rehearsing and producing these [read more]