Hey Catholics! The tryptophan turkey coma is totally awesome and we’re all looking forward to it. (I, for one, will be dozing on the couch, remote in hand, praying for the Cowboys to beat the tar out of the Eagles.) But let’s not forget that the Church gives us a thanksgiving feast […]
My 12 year old daughter Maisie just finished a three night run as Tinkerbell in the musical Peter Pan Jr. I’m apparently becoming quite sentimental because I teared up the moment she took the stage. (I haven’t cried that much since Dennis Quaid struck out Royce Clayton in “The Rookie.” She was awesome!) […]
I think a lot about rocker Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Why? Because whenever I’m praying for something that has not yet seem to be answered, I’m always reminded of his lyric “The waiting is the hardest part,” from his famous song “The Waiting.” Patience is hard. Really hard! In […]
Remember that old song “Feelings…nothing more than feelings.” I hated that song. But while it was sappy and reeked of the 70s, there’s a great lesson to be learned from it. Feelings are fleeting. They come and go faster than the flavor of Fruit Stripe gum. Any couple will tell […]
Before setting your sleep number for the evening (mine is 40, by the way), it’s a good idea to perform what’s called an “examination of conscience.” “Basically, an examination of conscience is looking back over your day and thinking about what you did right and what you did wrong. The examination of conscience sounds […]
Who are you? (Who who, who, who…Sorry, I couldn’t resist. The worst part is that it’s going to be stuck in your head the rest of the day. Just sing the Flintstones theme song and it will go away.) Anyway, I’m heading south this weekend to teach a Bible study […]
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