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Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Passion & Perspiration
Lovers know that perspiration is part of the path to passion. Thomas Edison said that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine p...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 26, 2018
- 1 min
"Rain, Rain,______"
You can almost hear your burned-out summer lawn in the same manner a baby cries on a hot day from dehydration: “Water! Water!” Each of us...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 25, 2018
- 1 min
The Portal of Progression
Summer things should be fun, right? …Being a non-mechanical, non-techy dude, I plunged into swimming pool maintenance with my eyes open a...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Battles & Blessings
It’s war on the way to hope. Every day can “house” some serious skirmishes to prevent you from getting there. It becomes a matter of dogg...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 20, 2018
- 1 min
Lovely
Lovely is a word that has gone out of vogue and yet day-after-day of eighty degree weather with just the right breeze is worthy of such d...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 19, 2018
- 2 min
Summer-Like Relationships
Summer is the time when people get together. Having formerly lived on a cul-de-sac for many years, it was easy to draw the conclusion tha...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 18, 2018
- 2 min
Just a Simple Getaway...from God
Summer can be exhilarating as the bucket list’s check marks multiply and Instagram memories are legitimately likeable. It can also be sed...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 17, 2018
- 1 min
Vacations-R-U
The sun rises over a lone fisherman on the Jersey Shore as he casts for the umpteenth time. But he’s not counting. You don’t count when y...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 16, 2018
- 2 min
There is an "Endless Summer"
Don’t you wish summer would last forever? Many put on cooler clothes and say, “I could live in a climate like this all year around.” Is t...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 13, 2018
- 1 min
The Longest "Day" Of Your Life
Eventually a summer day comes to end…even in Alaska. Summer is the most benevolent season when it comes to daylight and a lot can be done...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 12, 2018
- 2 min
Summertime & The Livin' Follows Our Winters
This is probably the easiest devotion I’ll write. After a decade-long absence from the east coast, my daughter Angelique, son-in-law Will...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 11, 2018
- 2 min
Sun-Baked Nakedness
Going back to my youthful days, I remember loving the freedom that shedding jackets afforded in the spring so that we could play baseball...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 10, 2018
- 1 min
Summer' Heard But Not Scene
PHOTO: They are there somewhere. There’s a summer scene that repeats itself each morning and evening by my invisible friends. One particu...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
Summer: The Reason for the Season
With all of the tricks of his sleeve, why did God limit us to just four seasons? While we may never figure that one out, we can observe w...
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