There are things that sometimes can’t be explained, like when out of the corner of your eye you swear that you saw something standing there and then you look again and there is nothing. Or you hear someone talking or walking around, but you know you’re the only one in your house. Has anything like […]

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“[H]e was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power.” 2 Cor. 13:4 “Yet” can be one of the most powerful words in the English language.  It’s like a giant hinge, taking something tragic and turning it sharply so we can see its inner beauty, strength and power. That’s the story of Good Friday.  The […]

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April is Autism Awareness Month. During this time, you may see people wearing the color blue and sporting rubber wristbands with a colorful puzzle piece printed on them.  The Autism Speaks Foundation will air more commercials regarding their cause.  Even the White House was lit up a beautiful blue hue in honor of this month, […]

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I recently decided paying for cable television wasn’t something I wanted to do. I’m not a huge fan of watching television.  I mostly watched either Food Network or HGTV and decided it wasn’t worth paying for the little bit of television that I watched.  Since I am already an Amazon Prime Member, I got the […]

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“BUT I WANT IT NOWWWWW!” This takes me back to watching or reading “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Remember Veruca Salt, the spoiled brat who had an enormous appetite for instant-gratification who could never be satisfied? I recall thinking as a child that I would have been better off facing the furnace where the […]

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Barley and Guinness are ready for spring, but it’s funny how these two boys are totally different when it comes to the weather. Barley dislikes the heat so much that when the weather warms up I have to set up a fan to blow directly on him, especially at night. In the hotter months, Barley […]

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Have you ever spent any time in the Intensive Care Unit hospital waiting room? Have you been in a hospital parking lot when a life-flight is arriving or departing?  Have you ever visited the morgue? Having had several years of hospital experience that includes autopsy assistance and the trauma page response team, I can say […]

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I recently had a chance to get together with my girlfriends for a night out, and we decided that dinner and a movie were long overdue. We had our restaurant picked out, but weren’t quite sure what movie to see. I really don’t go to the movies that often, but I was eager to see […]

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We are all supposed to benefit from America’s medical system and medical research. However, in the drive to make maximum profits, the manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceutical companies often put Americans in unnecessary danger. The background reason this happens is perfectly clear. Health care adds up to one-sixth of the U.S. economy. Blockbuster drugs […]

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Class reunions – some folks like them, but a lot of people don’t. Personally, I really enjoy them and look forward to seeing old friends and classmates, reliving old adventures, retelling stories and remembering past flames. My graduating class was small in comparison, only 42 (if I remember correctly), and in the last 45 years, […]

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