Category Love

Sausage and Special Friends at the Sunrise Cafe

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…

Booger Head

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…

What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’?

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’?”…

Summer Solstice, Eternal Inferno

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…

Proudly Painting Pictures

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…

Remember to Not Forget

“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…

Sharpies and Play-Doh, Hypocrisy and Humility

We’ve all known the kids who incessantly inhale the fumes from Sharpie markers.  The multicolored stippling on the tips of their noses tips you off about their tendency to huff volatile hydrocarbons, and we typically encourage them to minimize these…

Joy that Lasts More than 17 Seconds

I haven’t historically paid too much attention to Mixed Martial Arts, but even I was aware of the recent contest between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, which was hailed as “The Biggest Fight of the Century” and a “Dream Matchup.”…

The Powerful Words of a Dying Man

“You can play a lot of basketball in the last 60 seconds.” -Ben Sasse Maybe you think you’re at Halftime of the Game of Life.  Maybe you’re still in the first quarter and it would seem like there’s “a lot…