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    Only in the Moment
    Only in the Moment
    Only in the Moment
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    Only in the Moment

    By Bob Haley

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    As we grow older, it seems to me that we become less interested in impressing people and more focused on being remembered by those who know us. Certainly, we want to have done enough good things to have those merits define us rather than our demerits. I think we clearly hope that loved ones and friends will know enough about us that they will understand why we lived life as we did. We do not think they will very often agree with us, but we strive to have them see why we took the paths we walked in our life.
    This modest offering is an attempt to bring a modicum of understanding of the motivations in my life to the minds of our children Alicia and Colin and to my enduring wife Sue. I know they all have wondered about me from time to time. I pray they always knew I wanted only to do good and have them sense the depth of my love for them. And, in these writings there is also a hope that friends and acquaintances will find some laughter and maybe even a tiny bit of wisdom to help them in their journey through life.
    I was blessed to be born to Shelby Ancel Haley and to Hettie Curry Haley on February 16th, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri. No child had more love and protection than I did from these excellent parents. My mothers love was total and was matched by that of my father. As I grew up I began to realize that my father had instilled a significant amount of wisdom in me, because he was truly a wise man. Each time I found myself in distress in life, I was able to remember a lesson or a saying from my dad that I could tie my lifeline to. Mom and Dad created a truly strong foundation for me to build my life upon.
    Perhaps this little book will help someone I know and love understand me better and remember me more often. It contains poems of faith, sayings some sermons I once delivered and a few devotionals and essays I put on the page over many years.
    I do want you to enjoy the reading and hope you will laugh more often with me than at me. If I make it to Heaven, I will be regularly walking those sunny streets. I would wish to encounter each and every one of you there and would delight in sharing laughter and love with you in long conversations. After all, we wont be pressed for time there, will we? God Bless!
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    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 18, 2012
    ISBN9781468561272
    Only in the Moment
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    Bob Haley

    Bob Haley was born February 16th, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the only child of Shelby and Hettie Haley. After moving back to Illinois with his family at age 5, Bob attended public school in Christopher, Illinois and Mendota, Illinois. The author was granted a B.S. in Education from Southern Illinois University in 1969. In 2010 Bob earned a Master of Arts degree in religion from Urbana Theological Seminary. Bob was married to the former Sue Sobeck on August 26 1967 at Christopher, Illinois. They will celebrate their 45th anniversary in 2012. They have a daughter Alicia who is an international education specialist and a son Cohn who is an attorney. Bob inherited his love of poetry and writing from his father, Shelby Haley. Besides reading and writing, Bob enjoys long walks with his Golden Retriever Rosco.

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      Only in the Moment - Bob Haley

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      © 2012 by Bob Haley. All rights reserved.

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      Published by AuthorHouse 05/15/2012

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      CONTENTS

      Welcome

      Only In The Moment

      I See

      Out There

      The Unknown Horizon

      Grace In Our Savior

      Never Ever Alone

      Added Blessings

      He Is There

      Barbara Jean

      The Reason

      Is He?

      Holy Treasure

      Security

      Options Taken

      Make Me

      The House

      Crossroads Legacy

      Upon Rising

      He Would Not Go Away

      Uncle Shelby

      A Friendly Hello

      Devotion

      We Are Never Alone

      Sayings

      $$$ Of Poverty And Riches

      Shine

      Welcome

      As we grow older, it seems to me that we become less interested in impressing people and more focused on being remembered by those who know us. Certainly, we want to have done enough good things to have those merits define us rather than our demerits. I think we clearly hope that loved ones and friends will know enough about us that they will understand why we lived life as we did. We do not think they will very often agree with us, but we strive to have them see why we took the paths we walked in our life.

      This modest offering is an attempt to bring a modicum of understanding of the motivations in my life to the minds of our children Alicia and Colin and to my enduring wife Sue. I know they all have wondered about me from time to time. I pray they always knew I wanted only to do good and have them sense the depth of my love for them. And, in these writings there is also a hope that friends and acquaintances will find some laughter and maybe even a tiny bit of wisdom to help them in their journey through life.

      I was blessed to be born to Shelby Ancel Haley and to Hettie Curry Haley on February 16th, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri. No child had more love and protection than I did from these excellent parents. My mother’s love was total and was matched by that of my father. As I grew up I began to realize that my father had instilled a significant

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