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Monthly Archives: July 2019
She’s Off for Good
Originally posted on Eating My Way to the Top:
My wife and I just dropped our 17-year-old daughter off at the airport so she can spend the next 2½ weeks volunteering with a humanitarian organization that’s building schools and teaching…
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged blogger, blogging, empty nest, father, featured, funny, parenthood
4 Comments
It’s My 5th Blogiversary!
I’m 5 today! And you know what that means — It means I get to go to school with the bigger blogger kids now! According to development experts, these are the: 10 Key Traits of a Five Year Old Displays … Continue reading
Loving the Wartzenalls
Family. A mixture of people we get and don’t get. People we like, and people we would never have chosen to be with if we had a choice. But we don’t. Because they’re family. Right? I haven’t seen my cousin … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged dysfunctional, enemies, family, Jesus, love, Matthew 5:43-48
35 Comments
Life is Good…
God is gooder.
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged glory, God, heavens, nature, night, Psalm 19:1, stars
10 Comments
Summer Blockbusters We’ll Never See
Well, we’re halfway through summer already. Can you believe it? (In my hemisphere anyway.) And of course, you know what that means: More works of profound, subtle cinematic art, right? Duh. No! It means more mindless sequels, remakes and knock-offs! Yay! … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged funny, Jaws, parody, Princess Bride, satire, spoofs, Titanic
16 Comments
To be Immortal
High School graduation was a big deal. We were finally adults! En route to prom, my lacey-gowned girlfriend and I were asked if we were married. Married? That’s what grown-ups do! A few days later, I threw an all-night party, … Continue reading
Love Has a Language All Its Own
God, teach us to… (Click on any image to enlarge) Love innocently. Love unexpectedly. Love without reservation. Love like a child.
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged affection, animals, children, innocence, kindness, love, Matthew 18:2-4
22 Comments
My grief is a three year old.
Originally posted on yellowlamplight:
I had that thought the other day–that my grief was a three year old. I smiled. I couldn’t help it. The comparison was too humorous. Too true. My grief really is a three year old in…
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogger, blogging, compassion, featured, grief, hope, love
2 Comments
Don’t Follow Your Dreams
I’ve learned a few things in my [insert largish number] of years on this planet. Perhaps the most important is not to follow my dreams. Does that make me sound like a glass-is-half empty kinda guy? Actually, there’s a part … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies
Tagged fulfillment, goals, God, happiness, purpose, Romans 8:28, success
37 Comments