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The Year that Changed the world

It was a year like no other. No one saw it coming, and no one will ever forget it. Ultimately, it changed the course of history worldwid...

Giving Thanks In Every Season

2020. What a year! The other day as I was doing a little online shopping, I kept coming across gifts expressing just that sentiment. He...

Why Didn't I Just Take "No" for an Answer?

It should have been an easy project—take out a bathtub unit and replace it with a shower unit. Because of Jamie’s disability, he was no ...

The Hill I Am Willing to Die On....

“The hill you are willing to die on.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot lately. Sometimes it’s used by someone to express their deep comm...

So Yeah, I Was Being a Jerk.....

So the other day, I was acting like a jerk. No, really. It all started when I heard about how a fellow Christian responded to a situati...

The Tree

It was early in the morning when the sound of chainsaws buzzing outside of my window woke me. Wondering what was going on, I looked out t...

The Story of The Obnoxious Car Horn

Have you completely oblivious to the most obvious things that are happening around you? Sadly, I have. Maybe I'm preoccupied, maybe it...

The Great Crab Cake Debacle

I was sitting on the edge of the doctor’s table doubled over in pain convinced that I was about to hear that I had contracted a dreadful ...

Dare to Take a Stand

The other day a woman told a story about a wedding shower to which she wasn’t invited. Apparently, the people hosting the party were pla...

"Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Confessions of an Insomniac

It was late at night and everyone else was asleep. I, once again, was wide awake worrying about an event that was three months away. G...

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