Sigh…how do you tell someone very close to you that you believe that person is suffering from depression? Not just depressed, but depressed. And that you think that depression is causing that person to get and stay physically sick? I …
Ok, today for Gratitude Wednesday it’s “Things I Absolutely Love.” Stuff I’m so happy to have, yes, it’s commercial, but hey, I’m happy. My boys are pancake freaks. Saturday is pancake day, no matter what. No cheap generic syrup for …
Dana Reeve died yesterday. She was only 44, the mother of a 13 year old son. A non-smoker, she died of lung cancer. My first thought after hearing the news was of her young son, who has now lost both …
Colorado is a blue state. Ordinarily, this doesn’t bother me. So you have to go to a liquor store to buy booze, no big deal. So you can’t buy anything on Sunday, slightly big deal. Then there are the days …
A has always been an early riser. I can count on one hand the number of times in the last year he has slept past 6:30. If he sleeps past 7, I’m checking for a pulse. Lately he’s been getting …
I tend to do most of the home repair and improvements around here. Mainly ’cause I’m the one with the most time, but also because I like to do it. I’m wicked with a power drill, I have a Philips …
Three men were sitting together, bragging about how they had been giving their new wives duties. The first man had married a woman from Indiana, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the …
It’s the little things in life that make it worth living sometimes. 1) Girl Scout Cookies. Really, how else can we buy cookies and feel good about the purchase? And there’s nothing like frozen Samoas after they’ve been thawed. Mmmm…chewy…. …
Every year our church hosts Gospel Fest. We have a well-known Gospel historian/musician come in and run a clinic, with a concert the next day. On Sunday morning we have a Gospel music service. It’s a hoot. This is a …
I believe the most important thing you can teach a child is compassion. I think most things come back to having compassion for your fellow man. So we’ve really worked to teach and model empathy and compassion to A. I …
