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Mama’s motto: Let’s make it right

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Mama’s birthday has prompted me to express my gratitude for a woman of uncommon love.  It’s not that she wasn’t without her faults.  In fact, she knew her own shortcomings very well.  She knew her own pain, but she didn’t let it rule her life. I recently heard someone say that we all have wounds. [...]

Don’t think of an elephant!

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Whatever you’re doing right now, I want to ask you to NOT think of an elephant.  Feel free to think about whatever you want, just not an elephant. As a wise man once said, ‘A mind is a terrible thing to waste, or not to have at all.’  Researchers have learned some important things about [...]

Avatar: Imagine crossing over

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

It’s telling that Driscoll is more concerned with the ‘satanic’ worship practices of people on Pandora than he is with the murderous thieves trying to wipe them out.

Recess: Time to bring it back

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Almost every day at work, I hear one of my life’s favorite sounds–recess at the elementary school across the street–hundreds of kids having all kinds of fun. Then I hear one of the saddest sounds–the bell that calls them all back to class. Why did we ever let them take recess away from us? I [...]