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revelation
i keep forgetting lessons i learned at the paper. i need to say pretty regularly that i am average. i think average. i do average. i don't have any truth that is perfect and comes from my awesomeness. i have suggestions, and if what you have works for you, stick with it. my......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-01 07:58:30 | Rating:

| Views: 71 | Comments: 4 | Tags: tuh duh!

self-sacrifice for fun and profit
hi. my last post, in which i suggested that authentic love, at times, takes a little effort, brought angry letters. since i have obviously slaughtered a sacred cow (gasp! love takes work? what will you say next? friendship is meant to be enjoyed? heretic! heathen!), i......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-01 17:04:02 | Rating:

| Views: 7 | Comments: 0 | Tags: honoring love

thank you, God, for Martin
i would, first of all, like to thank God for not making me a child star. oh, i had fans. boy, howdy, did i have fans. Grandma and Grandpa put a sign in the window of their restaurant when i was born. it went something like, "sorry. closed. it's a boy!" (of course,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-02 13:11:20 | Rating:

| Views: 63 | Comments: 4 | Tags: gratitude log

through their eyes
i am grateful that from my earliest memories i have known that people show you who they really are through their eyes. President Johnson had the saddest eyes i have ever seen. Mr. Scherer, my favorite teacher, had an entire circus in his eyes. my first day in his class, he......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-02 15:09:10 | Rating:

| Views: 55 | Comments: 3 | Tags: gratitude log

fear
fear, people. F E A R . False Evidence Appearing Real. how many thousands of things go untried in one life because of fear? we had a rather huge group of kids on retreat one weekend and there were ropes to climb and move from tree to tree about......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-03 12:57:50 | Rating:

| Views: 92 | Comments: 4 | Tags: parenting loving combatting fear

this life must end
it is undeniable. the brain vampires have stuck their ice fangs into my skull and sucked out all the creamy goodness inside. oh ... you may think i am kidding, but this is d-day, baby. i am sharing this to put my affairs in order and then i am running away from home and jumping a......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-03 19:19:29 | Rating:

| Views: 62 | Comments: 4 | Tags: ::sigh::

grumps
being part of one of the nicest sites on the Internet is like a fascinating mirror to look into each day. it isn't a particularly flattering image many days. it is more like a snap to a picnic blanket to shake off twigs and such before packing it away. all i have to do is go to our forums to......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-05 12:38:20 | Rating:

| Views: 77 | Comments: 5 | Tags: authentic love

being weak
so i read another one of the tantrums saying that people of faith are "weak" and "need something to be complete." i'll bite. what is it that God is doing that gives me such an edge in life? i know i am loved, cared for, both by God and by His people. was......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-05 23:36:20 | Rating:

| Views: 75 | Comments: 2 | Tags: inside truth

thoughts
a few years back i read a statement saying that writers are "love affairs of one." i chuckled ... har, har ... and nodded knowingly. and i just realized that it was one of the stupidest things i have ever read. there are many things you can say about......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-06 08:53:57 | Rating:

| Views: 55 | Comments: 3 | Tags: reflections

stinky socks in the room
it is the nature of "groups" to have a tolerance-tester. you can be part of the greatest group of folks in the world and have one that just makes your teeth grind themselves down to the nub. you wonder what makes them tick. you wonder how to shut them up. you wonder......Read More