tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614006341775374952024-02-20T19:53:44.364-06:00Keil's CommentsRandom thoughts that come to my mind every once in a while.Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-89921599783965847392020-09-07T14:27:00.002-05:002020-09-07T14:27:44.148-05:00Movin' On Up...to a New Site<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Hello everyone and welcome to the last Keil's Comments on Blogspot.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In case you missed the last blog post, I have decided to move this blog to WordPress so hopefully it will be better viewed. Go to <a href="keilscomments.wordpress.com">this site</a> and bookmark it on your computer/phone/tablet, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have had fun bringing the blog on this site to you the last several years. I hope to share more of my thoughts with you on the new site for as long as I am able to have thoughts to post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That is it for now...I will see you on WordPress!</span></p>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-62491644395488823342020-09-02T13:34:00.001-05:002020-09-02T13:34:05.926-05:00Pressed but not Crushed<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hello everyone and welcome to Keil's Comments. We enjoyed some wonderful rain here in the Shawnee area over the last couple of days, and looking forward to the cooler temperatures. Read on through this blog for a special announcement toward the end.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I'm writing this, I am getting ready for another season of high school football with the Wewoka Tiger broadcasts (my 3rd season behind the board). We're not only hoping for a great season to build upon last season, but also hopefully we can get a full season in given everything going on with the pandemic. At last check, they're having to look for a replacement team in Week 2 with the team we were supposed to play having to cancel out due to COVID-19. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sharon is back in school now and things are going real well. So far *knock on wood*, everyone in Harrah has stayed healthy and there haven't been any cases reported. I pray it stays that way. One little minor adjustment had to be made though. Sharon's teaching partner this year was moved to teach the virtual classroom so she was moved to another team with two other teachers. We were concerned at first about how that would work but so far it's turned out good, although we can't wait to get back to some sort of pre-virus normal.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that you've read through most of this blog and wondering why the title would be like it is, I will tell you. I've decided to move this blog to WordPress beginning next week. I've had this blog here on the Blogger site for about 10 years or so I thought it would be time for a change. The new site will go live on Tuesday at <a href="http://keilscomments.wordpress.com">keilscomments.wordpress.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll make one more post on here this weekend to remind you about the move but go ahead and bookmark the new site now.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That's it for now...I'll write more next time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-3231543990903805842020-06-17T15:12:00.001-05:002020-06-17T21:08:14.595-05:00I'm not like most folks...<font face="georgia">Hello everyone and welcome to this edition of Keil's Comments.</font><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">This post comes out of something that I was talking to Sharon about this week, so bear with me if things don't make sense.</font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">As much as I love doing what I do at the radio station I work at, it's becoming more and more clearer that I should be working more than one day, three hours a week...especially in the last couple of months since Sharon's mom passed away. Since I got out of broadcasting school 15 years ago (!), I have wanted to work for stations in either Oklahoma City or Tulsa. I realize that in everything regarding the pandemic, stations have had to lay off a lot of folks including some people that I know because the money wasn't coming in but still I want to still say that I work for stations like KOMA, KMGL Magic 104.1, The Franchise or even the stations owned by Griffin (News 9/News on 6) and Cox Media out of Tulsa. </font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">There are probably a few strikes against me...including how old I am. Who (outside of my current employer) wants to take a chance on someone approaching 50 with a total of 6 years of radio experience spanning 26 years (my first radio stint was 1994-98 out in the Clinton/Weatherford area). Station groups today would rather prefer someone fresh out of schools like <font color="#d52c1f">OU</font> or <font color="#f57c00">OSU </font>with a journalism degree in hand ready to hit the ground running...and dare I say it, people that are a hell of a lot better looking than me.</font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">This doesn't mean I am willing to give up my duties with Community Renewal or the Red Cross...I volunteer my time with those organizations and I have a blast doing so. I have developed lots of friendships with the people I work with. Of course if Sharon and I have to relocate outside of Oklahoma that would be different.</font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">This was something that was just stirring around in me in the last couple of months and right now just putting fingers to keyboard and airing my thoughts out. Hopefully with high school football season coming up there will be more opportunities for me on Friday nights outside of producing Wewoka Tiger broadcasts.</font></div><div><font face="georgia"><br /></font></div><div><font face="georgia">That's about all I have for now. Until next time...</font></div>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-60814672496524525922020-06-04T10:00:00.002-05:002020-06-04T10:00:04.327-05:00Living 52 -- SerenityHello and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments.<div><br /></div><div>This post was originally a part of an initiative led by my sister in law Tonya here in the Shawnee area called <a href="living52words.com" target="_blank">Living 52</a>. It focuses on one word per week and lets people think about that word. This week, the word is Serenity so Tonya gave me this word to do a blog post on. It's live on their site now, but I wanted to give the people who follow this page a chance to see it too.</div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee158cb9-7fff-9a47-fa38-eff6d0dbc282"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 24pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 23pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serenity</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am sure by now you have heard of a certain prayer that goes “God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference”. Have you ever thought about what the word Serenity means?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serenity according to the Oxford Dictionary means “the state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled”. If you’ve ever been out to a lake, either the Twin Lakes outside of town or driven out to any lake on a day when the Oklahoma wind is not living up to its billing, you might have felt that serenity through the water – when there aren’t any boats on it of course.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have children, more than likely you probably have felt that serenity either when they are sleeping or if you left them with Grandma and Grandpa for a few hours. My wife Sharon and I do not have any kids together (we do have two older daughters that I inherited when we got married) but when that day comes, we will probably take advantage even though my parents live two hours away – doubt it but worth the shot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You might be looking at the word serenity and thinking “now isn’t it the same thing as having peace?” From what I have read in researching for this blog, it is. In fact, an Australian named Kevin Bar on the site quora.com puts it this way:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Each one of us has our own degree of consciousness and our own unique density of intelligent light/love. The true meaning of peace and serenity is that they are positive catalysts that we can aim to achieve on an individual basis.” So while everything around you is collapsing, you can have a sense of peace (serenity) that everything will turn out fine.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The prayer that I mentioned above is not in Scripture per se, as it is used by those who are involved in Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12 step programs to encourage those who might be struggling in their recovery. But the Scriptures do make a lot of references when it comes to peace. A notable example would be when Jesus talks to His disciples.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27, ESV)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Philippi tells them to not be anxious about anything “but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your prayers be made known to God, and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (4:6,7)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Think about any situation right now that could use a little bit of serenity…and work toward changing it. As we move into the summer months, it will make things a lot easier, even if it does mean leaving the kids with Grandma and Grandpa.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-53797421719339929862020-04-10T11:36:00.001-05:002020-04-10T11:38:55.671-05:00Leaving a Legacy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and welcome to a very special Keil's Comments (kinda like those "very special episodes" you may have seen back in the day -- yes I have watched entirely too much television, but that's not the point right now).<br />
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To say the past 24 hours has been a whirlwind of emotions for Sharon and I as well as Sharon's family is the understatement of the year. Even with all the madness about COVID-19, who would have guessed that we would be dealing with such a loss.<br />
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I have only known Mom for 4 years and one thing that is standing out in my mind as I am typing this is the reason I broke out the song at the top of this post.<br />
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Mom left an indelible legacy on this earth. For 40-plus years, she served with her husband (my late father-in-law) in ministry as he pastored churches in Arkansas, Colorado and California and developed ministries like one in Colorado for whitewater guides. All of this while raising three wonderful children to know and trust God in everything. She used her gifts in a tremendous way, using crafts as her way to minister to people (I guess you would say in a sense she was crafty). She had a gift of card making that will probably be unmatched.<br />
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If you know David or Joe or Sharon, you can immediately see the impact that legacy has, whether it is teaching 4th graders to sharpen their reading skills or ministering to college students or serving their community. Add to that the support of their spouses (Tonya, Angela and myself) and the grandchildren and eventually her great granddaughter Erza and future greats, it's easy to see that the legacy will hope to continue until Jesus returns.<br />
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Just sitting here typing out this post, it is going to be hard going forward to mention anything about Mom and it being in the past tense. As a family, we know that one day we will see Mom again and she will definitely be showing us around her Mansion.<br />
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Wanda Lou...it's been a pleasure to get to know you and to be your 3rd son! Thank you for instilling your wisdom into me and for giving me the figurative swift kick in the pants when I needed it. I will be forever grateful for this short time that I have had with you. I am running out of words to say so I will let Carrie Underwood finish this post out for me.<br />
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<br />Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-37472448162687571532020-03-17T20:30:00.001-05:002020-03-17T20:30:18.548-05:00(Human) Malware Protection...Hello and welcome to this edition of Keil's Comments. Before we begin, you may have noticed I changed up the look a little bit. I wanted to freshen the blog up and keep things looking pretty good.<br />
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Now to the subject at hand, knowing that this will probably look dated in a few years.<br />
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I have had loads of thoughts rolling through my brain regarding what's going on with the coronavirus, or as a YouTuber I follow calls it "Human Malware" because if you say the CV word, YouTube demonitizes the video for some stupid reason. Anyway...I have seen lots of comments on it, especially when it comes to blaming the media for supposedly "overblowing" coverage and making it sound apocalyptic. Let me defer to someone who actually kinda knows what he's talking about...former Tulsa radio newscaster John Durkee.<br />
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Also...as far as "the media" goes, odds are you're listening to State-run Television aka Fox News Channel. If you follow any of the network newscasts or even local news (whether it's our local folks in OKC or elsewhere around the country), you're going to at least get it straight. Once you get to CNN or MSNBC or the aforementioned Fox News you're going to run into either the doomsday prophets or those who think this is one big joke (ie followers of our illustrious POTUS)<br />
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Another thought that people have that I want to address...there was a meme that there was no panic about H1N1 or Ebola like there is with the current "Human Malware". Did you ever stop to think that maybe back when H1N1 and Ebola were around that Facebook/Twitter and all the socials were in their infancy and people hadn't developed their lack of intelligence in regards to this? Also, there were actually folks at the CDC that were nipping them in the bud...the same folks who would have done that this go around but they got fired two years ago because of said POTUS.<br />
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There's more I want to say but at this point I've probably rambled long enough. I'll do another go around at another time. Until then, take care of yourself, your family, and your neighbors.Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-68516505411475256652020-02-26T08:19:00.003-06:002020-02-26T08:19:47.844-06:00Lent 2020 Thoughts...Hello and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments.<br />
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Before I start talking about the subject at hand on this blog, I wanted to give an update on my mother in law Wanda in case you don't follow Sharon's Facebook page. Mom is doing extremely well, but her heart surgery that had been scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. Apparently Medicare couldn't see the "benefit" of doing another surgery in the same hospital visit so today Mom is being transferred to a skilled nursing facility in Norman (why there? So she would be close to the folks doing her prosthetic leg -- Hanger Orthopedics -- could help her get used to it and help her in rehab) and stay there until Sunday then go back to the hospital and have the surgery Monday morning.<br />
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In the meantime, I have decided to scale back on my Red Cross duties for a couple of weeks while this unfolds so I can be the support that Sharon needs at this time.<br />
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Now that that's out of the way, let's get into what I wanted to write about on today's post.<br />
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For the last few years, I have shared my thoughts as today we enter the Lenten season on what it means for me. In fact, here it is...<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As we start the Lenten season, you see posts on Facebook and Twitter of people announcing what they are giving up. I say this every year...is it our business what you are announcing you are giving up? Not really...it's really between you and the Lord. It's the case of not letting the left hand know what the right hand is doing. And it doesn't always have to be anything physical (if that makes sense) like meat, sodas, sweets, etc. It could be something like giving up an hour of TV or computer time or whatever is hindering your walk with God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I always hearken back to Hebrews 12:1,2 (New Living Translation)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We don't all have to walk around like modern-day Pharisees and proclaim what we are giving up for 40 days. Pray that during this season God will strengthen your walk with Him...and if it means going without a Dr. Pepper or a Braum's hamburger, so be it!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">That's about all I have for now. Please continue to keep Mom in your prayers for healing and strength...and keep Sharon and I in your prayers also.</span><br />
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<br />Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-63734283962009887242020-02-06T20:32:00.002-06:002020-02-06T20:32:43.686-06:00One Year Later...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments. Before I begin with my post, I want to direct you to Sharon's blog called the <a href="http://www.sharonkeil.com/" target="_blank">Whimsical Warrior</a>. She usually has lots of good stuff on there related to anything and everything, kind of like this blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A year ago I mentioned on this blog and on a video I posted that I had been dealing with some anxietal issues and I am taking medication to help with it. How have I been in that year's time? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have had my good days and I have had my "argh" days but the good days far outweigh the "argh". This past Tuesday was one of those "argh" days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">That's about it for now...</span>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-76161668704029667362019-12-31T10:26:00.003-06:002019-12-31T10:26:47.105-06:002020 Vision <span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello and welcome to the year end edition of Keil’s Comments. As I am writing this, I am almost at tears because we will be on the cusp of a new year/decade (for those of you who argue that tomorrow/next year won’t be the start of a new decade...SHUT UP!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I wanted to look back at the goals I set for this past year and see how I measured up since I wrote them as well as what I can do to maintain the momentum. Without further ado, here we go...</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>Continue to be the husband that God has called me to be and to improve in my listening and communication skills. </i>(That is still a work in progress...and will continue to be so in this next year)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Keep up my weight loss...I'm not going to set a specific number but keep going down one or more pounds at a time. Also to keep up the progress in other areas of my health... </i>(I did great in that department but gained some weight back toward the end of the year. My goal for 2020 is to lose the weight I regained and keep it off) </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Stay involved with Community Renewal and the Red Cross, getting more experiences under my belt. </i>(I got to host a block party this year and hopefully I will do more this next year. I have also gotten to do more with the Red Cross, including being the media guy for our chapter and training to be a DAT supervisor)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Be more involved in ministry at Immanuel and be open to where God will lead me there. </i>(I got to go on my first mission trip this year to Ponderosa in Colorado this past August... and will be going back this next year. I am also as I am writing this post excited to be leading the men’s breakfast devotional on 1/11)</span><br />
<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84000015258789px;"></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>-- Be a great employee and do my job as unto the Lord. </i>(I got to start cohosting Tradio and filling in on occasion, also producing high school football. Here’s to more of the same if not even more this next year)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">That is all I have for right now. From myself, Sharon, Wanda and Spike, here’s to an amazing 2020!!!</span></span>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-5551296212815766122019-12-15T13:52:00.002-06:002019-12-15T13:52:42.700-06:002019 Not-So-Corny Christmas Letter<i>Hello everyone and welcome to another fantastic edition of Keil's Comments.</i><br />
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<i>It's the time of year that everyone looks forward to...getting recap letters from friends detailing almost anything and everything that went on in the past year. Here at Keil's Comments, I don't go quite into detail, but I do my part in the "tradition unlike any other". So without further adieu, here's the 2019 Keil's Comments Christmas Letter.</i><br />
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Dear Friends and Family:<br />
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Well, we made it through another great year. Some of the highlights of my year --<br />
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I continued making strides in my weight loss. I made it down to 318 before gaining about 20 of it back while on a mission trip in Colorado (more on that later). I made it a goal to get to 200 lbs down and I was so close. I look to get to that goal in 2020...<br />
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This year I got to go to Colorado not once but twice. The first time was in June/July when Sharon, her Mom and I went to visit with Joe and his family. We had lots of fun and got to take in a lot of great Colorado scenery, food and great family time.<br />
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August was my second visit to Colorado, this time with a group of guys from church as we went to build a new deck on a cabin at Ponderosa just north of Colorado Springs. It was a great experience. I didn't go a lot as far as actually building but I did shoot video of the process (which you can see <a href="https://vimeo.com/353881601" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
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This year was also the year I started to get to speak to a counselor about anxiety and getting that managed. I do well when I remember to take my medication.<br />
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I also this year wrote a list of things I would like to do between now and my 50th birthday in 2021. So far I have one major project knocked down which was to donate to the Clinton Public School Foundation -- we managed to raise $200 for the organization. (If you want to revisit the list, it's on my last post called <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=161400634177537495#editor/target=post;postID=1441692623281022195;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname" target="_blank">The (Not Quite) Bucket List</a>)<br />
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I also became more involved with the Red Cross this year. I got to help with three smoke alarm campaigns (Shawnee, Ada and Ardmore) and most recently becoming a volunteer spokesman for our chapter. This past Friday (12/13), I went back to Ardmore with our chapter Executive Director to meet with our new CEO Alice Townsend. She was very personable and a very nice lady.<br />
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Last but not least -- Sharon, her Mom and I got to host a block party in our neighborhood in September. It was a huge success despite having a little rain. I am planning to do more block parties this next year.<br />
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I look forward to doing more of all the above in the new year, as well as hopefully becoming a dad once again.<br />
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That is it for now. On behalf of Sharon, Wanda, myself and our dog Spike we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and may 2020 be one of your best years yet!<br />
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RobertRobert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-14416926232810221952019-11-10T15:47:00.001-06:002019-11-10T15:47:32.834-06:00The (Not Quite) Bucket ListHello and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments. I'm spending my Sunday multitasking...watching football and making sure Sharon gets a fresh supply of sharpened pencils but right now I'm taking a break to enter this blog post. So let's get crackin'.<br />
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If you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed that I am doing one of their birthday fundraiser things...kinda as a way to pay it forward. I mentioned that it's part of a list of things I am hoping to accomplish before I turn 50 in 2021. Now before you say "ahhh, so you're doing a bucket list", <b style="font-style: italic;">it's not a bucket list!!!</b> A "bucket list" per se is some things you want to accomplish before you die. I'm not planning on going any time soon. I'm either going to hopefully live til I get to be 100 or go when Gabriel blows that trumpet, whichever comes first.<br />
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Anyway...here are the things I want to accomplish in the 2 year time frame:<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Go on an overseas mission trip</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Teach a small group</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Guest speak to Joe’s Christian Challenge</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Be a mentor to someone </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Restart my podcast but maintain my blog</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Continue in radio hopefully in a bigger capacity</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Be a bariatric or life coach</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Write (as in actually putting pen to paper) letters to people who have made a difference in my life</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Walk the 5K part of the OKC Memorial Marathon</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Walk the 5K part of the Williams Route 66 Marathon (Tulsa)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Walk a 10K (6 miles)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Go on a Saturday getaway with Sharon at least once a month</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Host more block parties w/ neighbors (2x/year)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Go on a cruise</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Visit Florida and the Gulf Coast</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Visit Washington DC and Colonial US</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Visit New York City</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Visit California and Hawaii</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Take my parents on a vacation with us</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Make a donation to Clinton Public School Foundation</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'News Cycle',sans-serif; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Go to an Oklahoma Sooner game (football and/or basketball)</span></div>
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Hello and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments.<br />
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I have been busy as of late, especially with my responsibilities at the Red Cross (hence the reason for the title of this blog post). I have been doing a lot of DAT response (Disaster Action Team) and making sure our vehicles are serviced and stuff. Now comes something that goes along with what I do for a living.<br />
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I went to the main Red Cross office in Oklahoma City this morning to talk with our Chief Communication Officer (basically the spokesperson for our organization) and expressing my desire to use my radio and blogging/podcasting expertise for the Red Cross. As a result, she has named me the Volunteer Media Lead for our area which entails South Central and Southeast Oklahoma including Shawnee, Ada, Ardmore, McAlester, Duncan, Davis, Sulphur, etc.<br />
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I'll still work for KWSH and One Ten Broadcast Group, but I'll be sharing my talents to other stations and newspapers in our area.<br />
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That's about it for now. If you'll excuse me, I got to make sure the plates keep spinning...<br />
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<br />Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-83409232549655402722019-09-02T10:56:00.000-05:002019-09-02T10:56:19.609-05:00Do You Understand What You're Reading? I Think So...Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Keil's Comments. Today's post comes out of an "eye-opener moment" for me so allow me to break the 4th Wall, if you will.<br />
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Sharon and I are doing a discipleship class at church called "Created for Connection", a marriage class taught by a great couple in our church Larry and Candace Roberts who put on a lot of marriage workshops and things for the church (plus Candace is a tremendous voice in our choir too). Anyway, we missed the first week due to me being in Tulsa for Red Cross training and Sharon having meetings so we're catching up on reading so we can get back on track. <br />
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I was telling Sharon last Friday as we were driving to OKC that I started to read the book and trying to get caught up. She asked me if I learned anything from what I read. <b>I couldn't say anything</b> <b>because I couldn't remember.</b> I mean, I underlined (what I thought) were important statements in the book but when it came to the reading comprehension portion of the program, I had the "deer in the headlights" look.<br />
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Maybe my mother if she reads this can enlighten me...I don't remember if this occurred when I was in school or not but I felt like I failed, that I was doing good in getting in the material but when it came to putting the proverbial money where my mouth was, all you could hear was crickets chirping.<br />
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It's different when it comes to Scripture though...maybe because growing up in church hearing sermons and reading and hearing songs derived from the Bible you can kinda get what they're getting to -- and some of the songs I heard growing up if you hear them today you would think they were just dripping with cheese but to a kid or to someone who's new in the faith it's easy to understand.<br />
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In some ways, it reminds me of the story in Acts 8 about the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading a passage from Isaiah and one of the disciples Philip goes to talk to the guy. Philip asks the eunuch "Do you understand what you're reading?" (hence the title of this post) and the eunuch answers "I think so. How can I unless someone guides me?" (RJK paraphrase with a little help from the ESV but you get the idea)<br />
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Maybe that's what I need...for Sharon to guide me through the reading parts of the class so when it comes time to put the money where my mouth is, I would be ready.<br />
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This class will be going on on Wednesday nights at least through November. Hopefully by the end of the class I will have a better comprehension of how to connect with my wife.<br />
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That is it for now. May y'all have an awesome day and I will talk to you next time...Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-63844461667715485672019-08-27T12:45:00.001-05:002019-08-27T12:45:46.336-05:00Managing Anxiety and other thoughts...Hello everyone and welcome to Keil's Comments. I have got a lot of stuff to cover so let's get after it, shall we?<br />
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Earlier this year I made a video about dealing with anxiety (which you can see above). How have I done in the months since?<br />
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Well...I have my days where it gets too much and frustration gets the best of me, especially when I am trying to talk to Sharon about some things -- I'm not saying that Sharon frustrates me, she doesn't. It's when I have a one track mind and the other tracks seem to pop up out of nowhere. I won't name off all the times anxiety and frustration reared its ugly head (some of it did occur while we were on vacation in Colorado) but I am still doing my best to keep it under control. It's just a matter of making sure I take my medication when I am supposed to. Do I? No. But the past week I have been doing good on that route.<br />
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I have been undergoing counseling lately for anxiety and other things...there is a wonderful Christian counseling office up the street from my house. I talk to a wonderful lady named Mina. I feel like that has helped as well. She is very understanding and when we talk the time goes by quickly.<br />
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Moving on to other topics...<br />
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I'm getting ready in a couple of weeks to start another season of high school football coverage. I'll be on the board for the Wewoka Tiger games again, but at least this year I will know what to expect during the games. Hopefully this year *fingers crossed* Wewoka will at least sneak into the playoffs.<br />
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Speaking of football on another level...the news of Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck calling it a career just two weeks before the season starts caught everyone by surprise, including yours truly. Like most of America, I thought that someone had hacked into Adam Schefter's Twitter feed Saturday night when that came out. But as more and more outlets confirmed the news, it became more clear that he was done playing in the NFL. Now, all the uber Fantasy Football geeks and some sports media idiots like one <a href="http://twitter.com/gottliebshow" target="_blank">Douglas Gottlieb</a>, couldn't wrap their head around the fact that someone could just walk away for the sake of their health. And who gives a rat's tail if it affects your fantasy football team this season...there are 31 other quarterbacks you could choose from not counting any backups that might get thrust into action.<br />
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That's about all I have for now. Until next time...Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-69605984876060012732019-07-28T15:09:00.000-05:002019-07-28T15:12:36.163-05:00Vacation Thoughts Part 3 (Finally)Hello and welcome to the final part of my recap of our vacation to the Gunnison area.<br />
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It was fun to get to see all the scenery in the area...going through Lake City to go to Clear Creek Falls.<br />
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Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-91423545279981839332019-07-09T10:50:00.003-05:002019-07-09T10:50:41.092-05:00Vacation Thoughts Part 2 Hello and welcome back to Keil’s Comments. We made it back to Shawnee about 10p last night. Due to lack of internet connection, I am just now doing part 2.<br />
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As promised, I would give a recap of our side trip to Sharon’s home area (Vail/Edwards/Eagle, etc)<br />
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First we drove up to Independence Pass and as you can see below the pictures below, it was a little chilly!!!<br />
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Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-88864753695108721802019-06-30T10:14:00.000-05:002019-06-30T10:14:50.912-05:00Vacation Thoughts Part 1Hello and welcome to Keil’s Comments, coming to you on location from Gunnison, Colorado.<br />
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As I am writing this, I was not totally disconnected from home as I got to watch the first service from IBC...but I am looking forward to hearing my brother in law Joe preach this morning at his church here in Gunnison. The church has graciously let us stay at a house that they have for missionaries to stay in while they are visiting — which saves a lot on motels right there. And it’s conveniently behind the church so we don’t have to go too far!<br />
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Since Wednesday my Camera Roll has exploded with lots of pictures...some I have already posted on Facebook. And that’s before Sharon and I take our little side trip to her home area beginning tomorrow. To say that I have been impressed with what I have seen so far is a major league understatement. I am IN AWE with everything so far!!! The main statement that has been repeated this week has been this: How can you see all of the beauty of Colorado and not believe that there is a God?<br />
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My mom asked me if I had been bitten by the Colorado bug yet. Initially I said that I have felt a few nibbles. I have a feeling that before we leave to come back to Shawnee, I will have felt a full clampdown! Of course, I will be returning next month to go to Ponderosa camp with some guys from our church so there will definitely be some more bites there.<br />
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I will have more thoughts on Wednesday after our trip to Sharon’s home area. Once I get back home I will compile all the pictures I have taken (including some that I haven’t posted yet) into one big photo album.<br />
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That is all for now...Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-53389575976096408232019-05-17T07:47:00.000-05:002019-05-17T07:47:11.768-05:00For the Class of 2019...Hello everyone...time for another edition of Keil's Comments.<br />
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As we enter into this season where some of us remember our High School graduations while our kids are walking across the stage themselves, I'm bringing to mind a post I wrote 4 years ago in the sense of if I were called upon to give an address to some graduating class somewhere (which would be akin to winning the Powerball or whatever).<br />
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To the graduating class of 2019:<br />
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<b><i>Well, kids...you did it!!! Beginning as far back as probably Head Start or Pre-K, fourteen to fifteen years of determination, sacrifice, and hard work have gotten you to where you sit today...with your closest friends in your caps and gowns, waiting for that moment when you walk across this stage, grab your folder, the prompt to change your tassel and be called officially a graduate. Congratulations!!!</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>As you close one chapter of your life and start writing the next chapter, whether it be continuing your education at the university of your choice, or serving our country in the armed forces or immediately going into the work force, let me pass along some thoughts to remember.</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>First and foremost, remember who the Ultimate Boss is. Proverbs 3:5,6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him (one translation says "in everything you do Put God First...") and He will direct your paths." Make God your top priority and everything else will fall into place.</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Secondly...listen to people you can trust. People like your parents, your grandparents, your Pastor, the elders in the church. Psalm 1:1,2 (HCSB) "How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers. Instead, his delight is in the Lord's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night."</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Lastly, while you are striving to succeed in whatever you do from this point forward, it is OK to have some fun every now and again. I'm reminded of a classic movie quote -- "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Maintain a work/fun balance...just don't let one overrun the other too much.</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Again, congratulations on making it to this point in your journey. Keep your eyes on what's ahead, don't look back and most importantly...Put God First!</i></b>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-14315327113295906232019-05-01T13:46:00.000-05:002019-05-01T13:46:00.470-05:00Weekend Recap...Hello everyone and welcome to another Keil's Comments blog. Let's get to it...<br />
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This past weekend was an awesome one. It started Thursday night when Sharon and I along with our friends Matthew and Madeline went to see Avengers: Endgame. I will avoid to give any spoilers but I will say that it runs the gamut of emotions. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cheer, your jaw will drop but all in all, it's a great movie!!!<br />
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Then as you might have seen by the pictures and videos I posted, I went to Falls Creek (which is a Baptist-owned camp and conference facility in Southern Oklahoma down around Davis) with a few other guys from my church to a men's retreat. It had been my first time in nearly 18 years to be there...and it was awesome! When you hear men sing at the top of their lungs "Oh praise the Name of the Lord our God, Oh praise His Name Forevermore..." it just gets to you. The speakers were tremendous. Former Sooner Tommie Harris knocked his speech out of the park.<br />
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Again, if you saw the video I posted, I did a 5K that Saturday morning. Since Falls Creek sits in the middle of the Arbuckle Mountains, there were definitely a lot of inclines and declines but I took them in stride. After I got done, I hurried and ate a little bit of breakfast (more on that later) and got showered before I started the breakout sessions. I was running late so I didn't get a chance to go to one of the breakout sessions I wanted to go to but the one I did was awesome. It was the session where I got to hear from former Clemson coach Tommy Bowden (his dad Bobby was sitting in the first session before he had to go get ready to speak in the main session that morning). Both Coaches Bowden are great gentlemen and legends. The pics I took with them was done between the first and second session. I can see why the person who is the head of the BGCO Men's Ministry, another former Sooner Bubba Burcham invited them (not just because of the football aspect).<br />
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Overall, the retreat was a great experience and I've already called my shot to go back next year.<br />
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That's about it for now...Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-76156586078419853742019-03-30T18:39:00.000-05:002019-03-31T14:12:45.186-05:00God's Other Greatest Gift...<br />
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I'm having one of those moments where certain events of life are hitting me right in the feels.<br />
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Mom and Sharon are watching a movie on one of the Hallmark movie channels where the plot is that there's a group of kids coming into town needing homes and it's punching me in my slimmer stomach.<br />
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As some of you may know, Sharon and I have been trying since we got married to start our own family. It's a matter of God's timing and getting the ingredients together -- in that order. We have also been looking at adopting embryos and they aren't exactly like going to Walmart and picking up a dozen at a relatively inexpensive price. In most cases, they go way past the average monthly budget of an educator and a broadcaster combined (once the regular bills have been paid). Yesterday, we got a call that there was an embryo available for us but since we didn't have the funds readily available, they moved on to the next person on the list.<br />
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As I'm sitting here typing out this post, I'm overwhelmed with emotion. I want to cry outwardly but nothing is coming out. I had to leave from watching the aforementioned movie because of it and I'm doing this as way to vent my both my frustration and my lamentation.<br />
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I chose the title of this post for a reason. Sharon and I both accepted God's first Greatest Gift: the Gift of Salvation through Christ. We've been praying and wanting the other Greatest Gift -- the gift of a child that we brought forth -- for two years now and we're still waiting. I know God works on His timetable, but dadgum it CAN HE SPEED UP THE PROCESS JUST A LITTLE BIT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!<br />
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<br />Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-64176540161951382692019-03-12T10:00:00.000-05:002019-03-12T10:00:03.805-05:00It's Very Academic...Hello everyone and welcome to Keil's Comments.<br />
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Before we begin, I want to let everyone know that I have a Patreon page up and running...and as of this writing, no one has stepped up to be a Patron. I don't know if it's because of the vagueness of "creating thoughts about life" or what. If you would like to help, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/keilscomments" target="_blank">go to this link</a><br />
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As I mentioned in the last post, I am participating in our church's IBC Academy and learning about all the nuances of the New Testament...how it came to be and so forth. Our first quiz was last Wednesday and unfortunately I didn't do so well on it. This week we're studying Matthew...it's going to be fun.<br />
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My journey into this class has got me to thinking about possibly going back to school myself. I am looking at possibly taking some classes at Seminole State which is close to my house and I drive by it on the way to the radio station. I have also started to look at possibly Rose State (which does have something close to what I do and what I have been wanting to go to school for which is mass communication) and I also remember Mid-American Christian University has communications courses. Several different ways to go...just want to make sure I make the right choice.<br />
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That's about it for now...until next time.<br />
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Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-51396875600946372282018-12-25T08:54:00.001-06:002018-12-25T08:54:26.584-06:00The Paradox of Christmas Hello and Merry Christmas everyone!!! I thought for this edition of Keil’s Comments I would share with y’all something my pastor Todd Fisher taught us this past Sunday.<br />
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As you’re reading the Christmas story from Luke 2 there are several paradoxes as you go along...<br />
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<li>Jesus underwent a human birth that we might have a Spiritual birth (Luke 2:11; John 1:12)</li>
<li>Jesus took His place in a manger in a stable so that we might have Heavenly homes (Luke 2:7; John 14:2)</li>
<li>Jesus became a member of a human family so that we might become members of the Family of God (Matthew 2:11; Galatians 3:26)</li>
<li>Jesus made Himself subject to others so that we, through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, might be made free (Luke 2:51; Galatians 5:1)</li>
<li>Jesus laid His glory aside that we might receive glory (Philippians 2:6,7; 1 Peter 5:4)</li>
<li>Jesus laid aside His riches and became poor so that we might spiritually become rich from our poverty (Matthew 8:20; 2 Corinthians 8:9)</li>
<li>At His birth, Jesus was attended by shepherds. At our spiritual birth, we are attended by angels (Luke 2:16; 15:10)</li>
<li>At His birth, Jesus was pursued by an evil leader. In His death, Jesus defeated the ultimate evil leader Satan (Matthew 2:13; Hebrews 2:14,15)</li>
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I thought that was neat...something I hadn’t really thought about.<br />
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Merry Christmas everyone!!! Until next time...Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161400634177537495.post-38319882102278789972018-12-15T20:33:00.002-06:002018-12-15T20:33:54.848-06:00Christmas 2018 Thoughts...<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone and welcome to Keil's Comments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's time for my annual tradition unlike any other...my not-so-corny traditional Christmas letter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year has been a year of good changes here at Casa de Keil Shawnee...if you've followed me on social media throughout the year, you can about guess what I will be talking about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year my primary focus was on my health...I started my weight loss journey in March, culminating with my surgery in October. At the start of the journey, I weighed 510 lbs. As of this writing, I am down to 406 lbs...that's a grand total of 104 lbs and counting. By the end of the year I hope to get to sub-400 for the first time in a long time. Just think, when I go to renew my drivers license next year, I won't have to lie about my weight *wink wink*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sharon has also been on a weight loss journey of her own with Weight Watchers and (also as of this writing) losing over 75 lbs and counting. Between the two of us, that's about as much as a whole person. Wanda, my mother in law has been losing through Weight Watchers also. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My legs are getting much better...we hope to be fully healed by the end of the year so I won't have to keep my leg wrapped all the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another good change this year was the addition of a couple of family members...our oldest daughter Elizabeth and her fiance' Bronson got married this summer where they live in Hot Springs. The other family member came just a few weeks ago when Elizabeth gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Erza Starr. At last check Mom, Dad and Erza are doing real well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year, I got to go back to work in radio producing HS football games for one of the stations in the area. It was fun on Friday nights working my games while still keeping tabs on the Red Tornadoes...if only Wewoka had a better record than they did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have gotten more involved with Community Renewal this year...trying to be more active as a block leader in my neighborhood. I've also been involved with the local Red Cross chapter here in Shawnee...the person who heads the chapter has also had gastric sleeve surgery so he knows what I've been going through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that we're almost closing out 2018 and getting ready to welcome 2019, my goals for the new year are as follows (notice I didn't say "resolutions"):</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- Continue to be the husband that God has called me to be and to improve in my listening and communication skills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- Keep up my weight loss...I'm not going to set a specific number but keep going down one or more pounds at a time. Also to keep up the progress in other areas of my health...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- Stay involved with Community Renewal and the Red Cross, getting more experiences under my belt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- Be more involved in ministry at Immanuel and be open to where God will lead me there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-- Be a great employee and do my job as unto the Lord.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is about it for now. Sharon, Wanda and I (and the doggies) wish you all the best this Christmas and may 2019 be the best year for you and your family</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Robert Keilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827006932497283770noreply@blogger.com0