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Dead Ants Are My Friend

Okay, admit it: at one time or another you sang a song but messed up the lyrics. Instead of singing the classic hymn “Reign On, O King Eternal,” you sang, “Rain on the kinky turtle.” Instead of the grand old “Gladly the Cross I’d Bear” you sang, “Gladl …

Silver Lining to Gray Cloud

  I spent most of last week in North Carolina with activities surrounding the funeral for my mom. She just turned 60 last month and I’m sure she wouldn’t have died so young if my dad hadn’t died at the young age of 56 a few years ago. There was pr …

Presidents Day

  Today is Presidents Day, which means that some people don’t have to work. I am not some people. It is also a good day to remember past presidents, specifically George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The day is officially designated to remember W …

Heal the Wound, Leave the Scar

  My young daughter has a scar at the top of her rib cage, just under her right arm. Sometimes I’ll go for weeks, even months, forgetting that it’s there. Then, in a moment, I’ll catch a glimpse of it. And, in that moment, it’s like I’m transporte …

How to Make Wise Career Choices

When I went to college, choosing a major wasn’t too difficult for me. I’ve known what I wanted to do ever since I plagiarized a book I’d read in order to write my first story. (The book was called Ginny Gordon and the Mystery of the Missing Candlestick …

Lessons From Katie

It was a cold and wintery Colorado afternoon, although the sun did hang in the partly cloudy sky. Traffic on the interstate buzzed by, oblivious to the proceeding inside the church. The only odd thing someone might have noticed was the crowded parking …

Mining Your Heritage for Riches

Our learning must be seasoned before it can be put to use in full effectiveness. Experience has its lessons to impart and we will profit by them. Struggle and stress and strife will give the fiber which is the basis of character, and that we my not be …

When Was Jesus Born?

I don’t think it’s a huge deal when we celebrate Jesus’ birth. I do think it’s really cool to understand some of the significant things about Christ’s timing when we study Jewish culture and holidays.

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