Tag Archives: maturity

I Always Knew You Loved Me, Mom

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

(See video below) Mom was twenty when I was born—twenty times as old as me. But when I turned ten, I suddenly realized she was now only three times as old as me. And when I reached twenty she would … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Story Power | Tagged , , , , , | 17 Comments

Fools

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

“I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “To avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 27 Comments

To Grow…

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

We’re on this journey together.

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Grace Places

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

Featured Bloggers “A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” ~Proverbs 31:30-31 If you’re looking to grow in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Religion/Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Your Coming of Age Crisis

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

No one gets to opt out. For most of us, it happens somewhere in our mid-20s. But it can begin earlier, or later. Usually there’s an external trigger, possibly more than one: the death of a family member, a physical … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

The Right Person

Posted on October 30, 2016 by

We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, whatever “it” is. Many years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 46 Comments

The Key to Success?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

So, yeah, failure is the key to success. Yada-yada. I hate that. Don’t you?  Nevertheless, it’s true. (Dammit.) But wait, what about those exasperating stories of people for whom success came easily? Have you read the follow-up accounts? Their success always seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Mitchellaneous, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments