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Category: 2013

All posts published in 2013

2013, character, Christian life, teaching

Needing more pep…

I need to rally some personal pep. Tomorrow our football team heads to the state tournament, the first time in … Continue reading Needing more pep…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Judge less, love more…

When I headed to the health club showers, I saw that my two favorites were occupied — one by a … Continue reading Judge less, love more…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, teaching

Changing the world vicariously…

Do you remember the Faberge Organics shampoo commercials from the 1980s? It boasted the simple premise of the doubling effect; … Continue reading Changing the world vicariously…

2013, character, Christian life, friends, life

Allow and accept…

“C-C-C-Cottey, beautiful Cottey, it’s a school of which I’m sure you’ve heard before, If you get good grades, they send … Continue reading Allow and accept…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life, memories, parenting

Mosquitoes in December and more excuses…

It was now or never. If I didn’t get the outside Christmas lights up this weekend, I knew I wasn’t … Continue reading Mosquitoes in December and more excuses…

The more we pretend to read…
2013, character, Christian life, education, life, teaching

The more we pretend to read…

I went on Facebook, saw I had a number of notifications, clicked to glance at the list, and then clicked … Continue reading The more we pretend to read…

2013, family, life, memories

My mother was right, of course…

This morning, my 17-year-old son was up before 7, despite having filmed the varsity football semi final and arriving home … Continue reading My mother was right, of course…

2013, blogging, life

More than time…

NaBloPoMo prompt for Friday, December 6, 2013: What do you wish you had more time to do each day? Write. … Continue reading More than time…

2013, blogging, Humor, life

10 minutes or less…

Since I had less (rather than more) of an idea for a blog post today, I decided to address the … Continue reading 10 minutes or less…

2013, Christian life, life, memories, parenting

I love you more…

“I love you.” “I love you, too,” said my 17-year-old son, just before he opened the car door. “I know.” … Continue reading I love you more…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Crashing the Zumba party…

I’m fairly certain my Zumba instructor is part mime. A dictatorial mime. She wasn’t there to entertain. She wanted action … Continue reading Crashing the Zumba party…

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, Humor, life, teaching

More with less and less with more…

It’s back to the workaday world. The Thanksgiving holiday is over. I have had more time and done less with … Continue reading More with less and less with more…

2013, blogging, Humor

Maybe NaBloPoMo December?

People returned to their computers yesterday, apparently, and offered me enough inspiration to write that I am considering taking the … Continue reading Maybe NaBloPoMo December?

2013, blogging

Contemplating the end of NaBloPoMo…

It has come down to this: the last day of NaBloPoMo. (That’s National Blog Posting Month, if you’re reading for … Continue reading Contemplating the end of NaBloPoMo…

2013, character, family, Humor, life

Random thoughts on this day after Thanksgiving…

‘Twas the day after Thanksgiving, and all through the house, not a creature is stirring. Except me and my cat. … Continue reading Random thoughts on this day after Thanksgiving…

2013, Humor, life

Confessions of a former Black Friday shopper…

I used to get Good Friday and Black Friday confused. “Good” seemed an odd name for the Friday of Christ’s … Continue reading Confessions of a former Black Friday shopper…

2013, family, Humor, life, memories

Breast up? I fail at Thanksgiving…

All my thankfulness went out of Thanksgiving when I started cooking the turkey. The first few years of my marriage, … Continue reading Breast up? I fail at Thanksgiving…

2013, character, Christian life, family, life, memories

How I knew my mother loved me…

I was a latchkey kid. Daily, my sister and I biked home from school to an empty house, let ourselves … Continue reading How I knew my mother loved me…

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