Because I’m a Geek
It’s taken me years to admit the truth, but I am unashamedly a geek. It’s not that I’ve tried to hide the truth per se; I just didn’t connect the dots sooner. Here, do the math for yourself: When The...
View ArticleDirections
Walking across the street yesterday an oncoming driver slowed to a stop to ask me for directions. That is funny. Clearly she didn’t know me or else she would probably have chosen the next nearest...
View ArticleSunday Rescue
Sunday mornings are pretty typical. We have our routine: Get up. Get dressed. Get out the door. Get to church on time. The service starts at 8:30. This Sunday was no exception and the drive to church...
View ArticleUnited Through Silence
“No hour is ever eternity, but it has its right to weep.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God My heart is weeping and my eyes provide my tears’ escape route. Today I join fellow...
View ArticleIntroducing Music Mondays
Mondays get such a bad rap, don’t they? Few people I know embrace the start of their week with much enthusiasm, and as such, start the countdown toward the weekend. It’s as if there are no redeeming...
View ArticleTake a Seat Make a Friend
Yesterday I attended the celebration of a remarkable woman, whose long life spanned 87 years! As I sat in the chapel listening to the eulogy offered by one of her sons, and the subsequent comments made...
View ArticleHoop It Up!
Unless you embrace reincarnation as a viable option for getting the most out of living (and I like that option more and more the older I get), chances are you’re only going to turn 40 once, and that’s...
View ArticleOriginal Composition: Safe by Josiah Maltby
It’s no big revelation that I happen to think Josiah Maltby is one of the most talented young men I know. And even if I didn’t know him, I’d still put him in that category. You know – the category of...
View ArticleMormon Missionaries
Sister J & Arminda, September 2013 I’m sure you’ve seen the Mormon missionaries around your town. They all look pretty much the same: young. The boys wear suits and ties and often ride bikes and...
View ArticleHappy People Help
Unless you live under a rock, you don’t have to look very far before the realities of the suffering of so many around the world crosses your path in some form or another. Whether you’re following the...
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