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a woman holding a red pen -- as if she were going to edit something or issue her grade -- grins somewhat mischievously. No fear, it's just Sara Dagen, the author of All Things Work Together.

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Category: Humor

Really? I have to describe humor? Let’s put the stories that land squarely in the Humor category. Laugh out loud funny. Or those already tagged humor or humorous.

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

How pride squelches our talents…

“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 … Continue reading How pride squelches our talents…

2013, Christian life, education, Humor, teaching

Out of the mouths of teens…

One of my favorite contemporary artists is Mary Englebreit, and one of my favorite pieces of art by her illustrates … Continue reading Out of the mouths of teens…

No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…
2013, character, Christian life, family, Humor, life

No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…

I’ve been reading the book of Job with my literature students recently, and we all agree that we wouldn’t want … Continue reading No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…

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

I saw the light…

It was my first visit to this eye doctor. Therefore, he chatted to break the ice as he examined my … Continue reading I saw the light…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

In the Garden of Weedin’…

“If I ‘accidentally’ advertised ‘free WEEDing opportunity,’ really emphasizing weed and really de-emphasizing the -ing, would people get the right wrong … Continue reading In the Garden of Weedin’…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

When trouble is the teacher…

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Some trouble we … Continue reading When trouble is the teacher…

2013, Christian life, Humor, life

When memory foam remembers…

It’s a rare Sunday morning. I have no obligations. I can attend church services at 8, 9:30, or 11 a.m. … Continue reading When memory foam remembers…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Puncturing the power of sin…

“Stick a fork in me and call me done.” That colloquialism is something I could have said when I ended … Continue reading Puncturing the power of sin…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Do you ever do dumb things?

When I was a teenager, I thought the unpardonable sin was having premarital sex. (My parents were quite the strategic … Continue reading Do you ever do dumb things?

2013, Christian life, education, Humor, life, teaching

The answer, my friend, IS blowing in the wind…

“I don’t mean to sound derogatory,” one of my English students told me, “but this writer kind of sounds like … Continue reading The answer, my friend, IS blowing in the wind…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Two-timing…

“Torn between two lovers, Feeling like a fool, Loving the both of you Is breaking all the rules…” (Mary Macgregor, … Continue reading Two-timing…

2013, Christian life, Humor, life

Hope floats and other flooring deceptions…

24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built … Continue reading Hope floats and other flooring deceptions…

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

Like a pedicure in winter…

When asked what I wanted for my birthday in August, I said “just a pedicure” and got the go ahead … Continue reading Like a pedicure in winter…

Humor, life

The power of one … thumb

I didn’t think I would get old this quick. Truth be told, when I am with the teenagers in my … Continue reading The power of one … thumb

2012, character, family, Humor, life, memories

The real reason I’m thankful…

Truth be told, the real reason I’m thankful at Thanksgiving is that it comes only once a year. Don’t get … Continue reading The real reason I’m thankful…

2012, character, Christian life, Humor, life

A tale of two kitties…

The Gideon I read about in Judges did not own a cat.  If he did, when he laid out his … Continue reading A tale of two kitties…

2012, character, Christian life, education, Humor, life

Animated and it feels so good…

Animated and it feels so good Animated, I misunderstood That passing this course Meant making 3D and more, It truly … Continue reading Animated and it feels so good…

2012, character, Christian life, education, Humor, life, memories, teaching

S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d!

“Once you stop growing, you start dying.” The Reverend Neville E. Gritt preached that from his pulpit on New Year’s … Continue reading S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d!

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