I remember the discussions I used to have with my grandfather when I was a young boy. I loved going over to my grandparent's home - less than a mile or so from our home on the south side of…
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Every so often, I run across something that I have never heard of before. For instance, a number of years ago, I saw somebody order a birthday cake with the inscription, "Happy Birthday, Jesus." It was for dessert on Christmas…
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Every middle aged person knows what this post is about just by reading the title. And if for some reason you don't remember or weren't around back then, it was 18 years ago yesterday that we were attacked on our…
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Recently, I have been struck by how much seemingly unconnected events are really related. This is not a new concept to me but something that has really come into focus lately as I reflect back on my career. Whenever I…
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Like many families this week-end, our family has celebrated together with a family barbecue. We typically think of Labor Day as the end of the summer even though the calendar lets us know that it is really still three weeks…
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Saturday, Janet and I celebrate another milestone - 46 years of marriage. We are closing in the magic "50" but we aren't quite there yet. God willing, we will get there in several years... and then keep going for many,…
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One lonely tomato... yep, that's what it was... one lonely tomato. And after all the hard work of the summer. I have to admit that it was frustrating on one hand - yet intensely gratifying on the other hand. At…
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Get it? How about, "My heart BEETS for you..."? If you guessed that these are signs in a vegetable garden, you are correct! I couldn't help but chuckle yesterday as I walked through a large garden that has been planted…
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Almost all of us have come to think of the new year as starting on January 1st. After all, there is New Year's Eve the night before, the famous ball drop in Times Square, the Rose Bowl Parade, football games,…
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