ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2012
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Man’s Best Friend I received this link this morning, and I thought I would share it with you. It moved me a great deal. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I think we sometimes trivialize the range of emotions our pets have. By doing so, we shortchange ourselves. Animals are one of the greatest...
12/25/2012
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Where is the Line to See Jesus? I attended my granddaughter’s Christmas pageant last night, and the children from her second grade class sang the song, Where’s the Line to See Jesus? Being a mediocre word-smith myself, hearing something catchy like that peaks my curiosity. I couldn’t wait to get ...
12/20/2012
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My wife forward this to me, and I just wanted to share it with you. Perhaps you have seen it already, but if you haven't...you are in for a treat! It is a flash mob video taking place in a mall. Turn up the volume and sit back an enjoy. After the past several days, we need a reminder of how wonde...
12/17/2012
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It wasn't supposed to be this way...the world for weeks has been focused on the celebration of a baby's arrival two thousand years ago. No, we weren't supposed to suffer this unspeakable horror of losing our babies now, of all times. Please God, no...not at this time! Letters to Santa were writte...
12/16/2012
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My Dad, Now Here Was a Man As many of you older folk will recall, I borrowed the title of this post from a song sung by Paul Peterson back in 1962, on the Donna Reed Show. It was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Even to this day, I get a little teary-eyed when I hear it. The first couple o...
12/13/2012
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I posted this last Christmas. I thought it some of my best work, so I thought i would repost it. I truly hope you can find comfort in reading it. Peace to You this Christmas Season The word “Peace” sure gets used an awful lot this time a year. It appears on Christmas cards. It shows up on all sor...
12/09/2012
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This term “big tent” often comes up in conversation when we are talking about political parties. This party, or that party has a big tent…or it doesn’t have a big tent; which is meant to mean that a particular party is inclusive in its organizational structure, or that the party is not welcoming ...
12/04/2012
