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Category Archives: Humor
Sweeping God’s Porch
Fondation Claude Monet, France – photo by Veronica Reverse (unsplash.com). Note: This is not what our house currently looks like — I need a tad more time. 16 years ago, my family and I moved from L.A. to Cincinnati, Ohio. … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged care, God, home, love, stewardship
20 Comments
How I Invented Coffee
Coffee foam art by Kazuki Yamamoto (worldfullofart.blogspot.com) Full Stomach, Fuller Heart (an occasional series) Unlike my oldest daughter, who as a newborn would have been thrilled if Mommy’s breasts dispensed House Blend and Dark Roast, I had to learn to … Continue reading
RIP, Old Christmas Tree
Our old Christmas tree came in a box. It was made in China from plastic and steel by people who may or may not have known what Christmas was. It was shiny and new–with 600 pre-lit lights! But it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged China, Christmas tree, Creator, family, love, Velveteen Rabbit
24 Comments
Things You Didn’t Expect To See
Enjoy this gallery of the weird, the witty, the oddly cool and the (sometimes) unexpectedly beautiful. Why? Just because. Although, when it comes to things we hadn’t expected to see, nothing will ever top 2020. Except for maybe 2021. (Click … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged 2020, 2021, amazing, funny, photoblog, photography, strange, unexpected, unknown
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The Day We Met
I had no idea the person I’d just met (38 years ago yesterday) would change my life forever, and almost entirely for good (the “almost” is purely subjective—those are the parts of each other we haven’t finished fixing yet). I’m … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged commitment, love, marriage, Proverbs 27:17, romance, soul mates
82 Comments
My Real Memoir (Maybe)
Those who visit frequently may have noticed that I tend to post memoir entries at the start of each week. These used to be called “Memoir Mondays” because I like alliteration. But lately, for practical reasons (much to the vexation … Continue reading
A Necessary Resolution: Better Health
Thought for the Week Many New Year’s Resolutions are pie-in-the-sky (for diet resolution-ists, make that celery-sticks-in-the-sky); they’re doomed because they’re viewed as niceties, not necessities. But health, the number one resolution subject, is a necessity. Why? Because we’re complex creatures, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged blood pressure, exercise, health, heart, injury, New Year's, resolutions, thought for the week
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Happy New Weird!
2020: The year we laughed until we cried. No, wait, make that cried until we laughed. Because, whatever else 2020 may have taught us, it taught us how to laugh in the face of absurdity–together, or, well, six feet apart, … Continue reading
Taking the Bait
Originally posted on The Second-Rate Scientist:
Like most of you, I am often besieged while browsing the web by those click-bait article titles that I know are misleading, yet I can’t help clicking. You know, you’re minding your own business,…
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, click-bait, family, Featured Blogger, funny, hype, scientist
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