Writing a book results in some hilariously awkward social interactions. For example, a random person will say, “Hey, I bought your book a while ago!” At this point, I reach into my Grab Bag of Superficial Small Talk options, which…
My mind may plumb the darkest depths of scientific seas While my heart runs on the trails through forests, hills, and trees My mind takes me on pilgrimages all around the world My heart is wrapped around the finger of…
When I was younger, I figured I would eventually get married and have kids. After all, I was Larry the Cucumber at Vacation Bible School, and all of those kids either wanted to be me or marry me someday! I…
I really, really dislike smelling like food. Although my wife will jokingly tell me I “look delicious” from time to time, it’s not normally one of my Life Goals to manifest an aura of hash browns and French toast. And it’s…
It had been an emotionally draining day at the clinic for my wife. And ever the empath, my daughter took action and wrote this heartfelt note. As my wife read the note, her eyes began to mist…and then those hints…
Next week my wife and I will be celebrating 13 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! And in the ongoing effort to “keep that romantic spark alive,” we decided to come up with some fresh variations of the classic phrase, “What’s Cookin’, Good-lookin’?”…
It was why Satan was thrown out of Heaven Adam and Eve moved far from Eden The Hamartia of ancient kings The Deadly sin of human beings And now we celebrate Peter’s arrogance before the denial The sin that led…
Being an adult is lame, and I’m pretty bad at it. Conversely, being a kid is the best! And when you were a little kid, you probably drew some pictures littered with unidentifiable squiggles, a hodgepodge of smeared stippling, and…
“I forgot.” We’ve all uttered these shameful words…and no one intentionally sets out to forget agendas or obligations. The ongoing effort to NOT forget is the main reason why sticky notes, mnemonics, and calendars exist. And today the calendar reminds…
I didn’t wear my Garmin running watch for about a week. During that time, I still ran. I actually even ran pretty fast on a few of those days. And then when I put my watch back on, it told…
