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…
Category Love
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…
Consecration Quotients and Spiritual VO2 Maxes
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…
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…
Happy Mother’s Day!
This picture was taken about 30 years ago…I was just emerging from my blonde bowl-cut era and preparing to embark on a new journey of Maximum Hold Hair Gel. But despite my questionable haircut preferences, I wouldn’t have traded my…
