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Welcome to the Blaising View blog, where I share treasures I find to enrich your life now.

How God speaks through the morning light every day

God spoke to me this morning.

“I want to show you something.” 

He walks me through the morning light along the trees down to the shoreline.

Early mist floats above the water.  Soft light bathes the shore.

It’s an early morning at the lake.  Temp is 78, no wind.

Coffee pot and cup in hand, I step onto the jet ski from the dock.

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How God speaks through the morning light every day

How Four Brave Chaplains Sacrificed Themselves to Save Others

Four military chaplains offer a lifetime of inspiration for the summertime doldrums.

Four immortal chaplains
Selfless legendary acts of four immortal chaplains saved many soldiers.

Their selfless acts saved many from a sinking ship, the Dorchester, in 1943.

Their heroism will inspire you for many years to come.

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How Four Brave Chaplains Sacrificed Themselves to Save Others

Rising from the Ashes: How to Turn Your Pain into Beauty

Foster and special-needs kids rise above their pain every summer at Skiin’ With The Galilean (SWTG).

The Christian water sports camp shines a light on beauty for everyone involved.

The beauty of hope.

Rise above pain
Jack Bryan rises above Leigh syndrome in 2019 at SWTG/Lake Athens, TX

Hope is in the . . .

  • love of God reflected through volunteers
  • water and sun dancing off inner tubes
  • ZUP boards and smiling faces

Like a Lego kit, SWTG offers broken kids valuable pieces to rebuild their lives.

Three pieces that fix broken lives work well for all of us.

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Rising from the Ashes: How to Turn Your Pain into Beauty

Three ways a father can supercharge kids with starry hope

Fishing one summer night, a seven year-old boy laughed when his father held him high to the stars.

“Look son!”

Just then, a white flame skirted across the astonished heavens.

And then another star skipped across and dipped into the lake.

“What’s happening dad?”

“Shooting stars. They show up every summer, usually late July and August. It’s really something.”

Decades have past, but I’ll never forget that night when dad held me up to the stars.

Father gives starry hope
Father and son walking on stars/Jose-Luis Saez Martinez/EyeEm

No doubt, I have many memories with Claude Blaising.

But, that night was special. It reminds me of three things kids need most in a dad.

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Three ways a father can supercharge kids with starry hope