We can get many things out of the Christmas narrative. Obviously there’s the main focus of God sending the Savior born in a manger. But there’s something else that really caught my eye this year from an often overlooked part of the story. That’s the issue of unanswered prayer. This year in particular has been […]
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Year: 2012
True value
Take nothing and no one for granted. Savor every moment. Cherish every hope. Walk every path. Explore every dream. Treasure every heartbeat.
Red light, green light
Did you ever play the game “Red Light, Green Light” when you were a kid? Or maybe even now if you’re around kids? It’s that game where you try to reach the finish line before everyone else, while a person at the finish line is calling out “red light” or “green light”. And they drag […]
Veterans Day 2012
Of Veterans: Nobody likes war, especially those who have to go do it. Too many times our soldiers have to fight on two fronts–the enemy ahead, the politicians behind. Yet they’re still expected to achieve all their objectives, and somehow they always do, thus preserving our freedoms and our way of life, and maintaining peace […]
Election suggestion
I hope we can all still be friends after tomorrow. 🙂 As important as it is for us to participate in our national elections, let me offer a few hopefully helpful words about voting: Vote your conscience. Pick the candidate that most aligns with your beliefs. You won’t find a perfect candidate unless you run […]
I pulled the trigger
Have you ever failed at something? Sure, we all have. And there are many reasons why we fail. But what if you could choose not to? I think there’s something you should know. Back in 2006, a group called Mission Baltimore performed a human video at the Smokey Mountain Winterfest youth convention in Knoxville, Tennessee. […]
Take another look
Ever done something really stupid and then look around to see if anybody saw you? Yeah, me too. But I’m not spilling the beans in this post, haha. Well, nothing major anyway. Sometimes we just aren’t paying enough attention and just need to look a little more closely. So, I thought I’d share a couple […]
Back Where You Started From
Last night had a nice ending to kind of a crummy day. For one thing, I wasn’t feeling well physically most of the day, and I was under a considerable amount of stress from a situation I was dealing with. I thought my night was just gonna involve my kids being out with friends and […]
Announcing: Friday Night Football!!!
This past Friday morning I got the green light. I had been checking my email often because I didn’t want to miss it. You know how it is when you’re anxiously awaiting news–you’re a little on edge, and this was pretty big! See, earlier in the week I’d gotten an email from Mrs. Deutsch, the […]
Simple pleasures
I made a deposit at the bank today. Okay, yes, I could stop and write a whole post just about how rare that occasion is these days, ha ha. Anyway, I went through the drive-thru to make the deposit, and I happened to see in the window a huge jar of balloons. Now, those of […]