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My Heart Was in Your Hands

Posted on August 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and encouraging words! It looks like I may be around for a while. My heart procedure was deemed a success. A dicey one, mind you. I have tachycardia due to premature ventricular contractions. Translation: … Continue reading →

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My Thought for the Week Collection

Posted on July 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear blogger friends, I’m undergoing a heart procedure today. So, as your read this, I’m either in prep, on the operating table, in recovery, or…well…let’s leave it at that. I am very grateful for prayers and well-wishes, of course. But … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Recipe for Perfect Peace

Posted on July 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

There’s a wise and ancient recipe: Desire nothing and you shall have peace Wise, yes But incomplete Here’s how to complete it: Desire nothing but God and you shall have perfect peace θ Tomorrow, Monday morning at 8:00 a.m., I’m … Continue reading →

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I’m Building My House on a Rock

Posted on May 3, 2025 by mitchteemley

I’m having a major heart procedure, a pvc ablation, two weeks from now.* It’s a search-and-destroy mission to locate cells that are producing extra heartbeats (tachycardia). In fact, I have more heartbeats than anyone else my cardiologist has ever encountered. … Continue reading →

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When Nothing Else Matters

Posted on May 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

It began with a woman doing her lipstick. In her rear-view mirror. While her car sailed blithely into the back of my sardine-tin Suzuki Samurai. Result? My neck snapped forward like it was made of rubber. Except it wasn’t. The … Continue reading →

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My Super-Secret Operation!

Posted on June 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo courtesy of Leicester Mercury My Real Memoir I asked my wife whether I should publicly share this hidden nugget from my childhood. Being pseudo-famous, I find it wise to ask my very private wife (she does sometimes go out … Continue reading →

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