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S is for Significance
(This post is the third in a series. Recently, my mentor/counselor/friend suggested I create an acrostic from the letters of my name as a way of claiming my God-given identity.) JOAN: (my spouse of 18 years and winner of the… Continue reading
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The Allure of the Forbidden
Many years ago, when my youngest son was 16, he came to me with a “plan”. I put the word “plan” in quotes here because it was really more like an announcement and a challenge, cleverly blended together. “Hey, dad!”… Continue reading
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Dudley Do-Right
Judging by the speed with which he sprang into action, I assumed I was about to step on a landmine. TIME: the morning after Thanksgiving. PLACE: the kitchen of my son and daughter-in-law’s home in suburban Houston. Since my son… Continue reading
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Blurred vision
I had to clean my glasses today. They had gotten so crusty and grimy they were getting hard to see through. When I finally took them off and held them up to the light I was shocked. I was amazed… Continue reading
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An Unbreakable Resolution?
Welcome to the first week of 2018! Welcome to the time of college football, Christmas put-away, refrigerator clean-out, and wistful dreaming of white sand beaches in warm, sunny climes. Welcome also to the Time of Resolution! When it comes to… Continue reading
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War? Seriously?
You have to admit, without hearing daily casualty counts it is hard to tell how the war is going. No… I’m not talking about the war on terror, or the Afghan war, or the perpetual state of war and unrest… Continue reading
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Sweet Seduction
What were we thinking? We said we would wait a full year. And – NEWS FLASH! THIS JUST IN: nine months is NOT the same thing as one year. When Molly the dog died in March 2017, my wife and… Continue reading
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Stunned and speechless
“Stunned and speechless” seems to be my default state every time I turn on the news these days. Just when I think it can’t get worse, somehow it does. My capacity for outrage is sorely tested every time one person… Continue reading
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Try to Remember…
“Sorry. I forgot.” Boy… If I had a dollar for every time those words have come out of my mouth, I would have a LOT of money. But then after I got that money, the challenge for me would be… Continue reading
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Certainty, Wisdom, and the Fugue
My wife and I had some fun over the weekend. We were part of a local musical revue that featured songs and dances from several well-known Broadway shows. One of my favorite parts of the show was when I got… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 