“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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This past week a friend of mine posted on Facebook one of those horrible school dance pictures where two young people are posed together and pretend to be thrilled to be together. This picture was no exception. It was my…
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My Distractions are Bigger Than Yours
For all those who are anxiously waiting for another episode of Mike Finnegan, I apologize. He will be making his next appearance next Friday when I have had time to write another episode. For now, I only have time and…
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Sometimes More is Better
Technology surrounds today’s kids. There are TV’s and computers at home and iPods for everywhere else. It’s too easy for parents to stick their kids in front of a screen to entertain them. When playing video games kids are quiet, they…
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Quote for the Day – Success
Keep up the good work! A little work on a big project everyday is still progress and better than waiting for that perfect day.
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Potential, Check.
Yesterday, my family had a discussion about potential. Strike that, yesterday I attempted to teach my kids about potential. Instead, I learned a lesson that I won’t soon forget. Never underestimate kids, they see things in different and unexpected ways.…
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Counting Pennies
For over a decade I’ve carried a heavy shoe box full of tubs of pennies from house to house. These were not my pennies, but my grandfathers that he had collected year after year. In his top dresser drawer he…
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The Burrito Fiasco
We are blessed to have a little slice of entropy at our house. Entropy is the force of nature that abhors order and will pull things back into a general state of chaos. In our house this force of nature…
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