Fill In The Blank
Ever wonder why people are the way they are? The first assignment I give my students each year is “Help Me Get To Know You”. It’s a short list of…
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Drive A Good Nail
Are you ever frustrated when you can’t solve the whole problem? Anyone who’s grown up on a ranch or farm (like me) knows there’s always animals to feed, pens to…
Paint Marks
You’ve seen them while waiting for traffic light to change. Different colored lines, arrows, circles and squares, spray painted on the street. They appear to be completely random. Sometimes running…
Fido And The Heater
Years ago my great uncle told me a story from his youth in small town Iowa. There was a guy in town who trained his dog to fetch him candy…
Brush With Greatness
In the early years of his late night television show, David Letterman went into the studio audience to ask people for stories about their random encounters with famous people. He…
Mistletoe
Have you stolen a kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas season?If you miss your chance, come to our house. Because from the looks of the tree in our front yard,…
3%
As a psychology major I recall reading a research study that determined people think about themselves and their own life 97% of the time. Given the exponential “Duh!” factor, it…
Terms And Conditions
During a Phoenix Seminary class in 1994, Dr. Norm Wakefield gave us a bookmark. I’ve had it in my Bible every day since. One side reads: “The terms and conditions…
E-Har-Har-Harmony
Sometimes we just have to laugh. As Frederick Buechner wrote, “Laughing is better than crying and maybe not even all that different…(because) no matter what the immediate occasion is of…
Pecking At Pebbles
Have you ever tried to make something be what it can never be? Annie and Emma are in the back seat at Sonic Drive-In, enjoying an after school snack while…