One of my favorite scenes in the nostalgic holiday film “A Christmas Story” comes on the heels of Old Man Parker sneakily pulling some turkey meat off from the birds his wife has pulled out of the oven on Christmas morning. In an off-guard moment, Mr. Parker has his back turned, and a door...
Read more →Why do you yell? Why do you rant and rave? Your cause of concern will pop like a bubble in time, a soon passing thing, like any thing, like all things- this too shall pass, this too shall pass, this too shall pass. Justice is inexact. Your hunger for it will not be quenched,...
Read more →“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?” Luke 11:11-12 Ten days into the Trump administration, and it has been dizzying to see what the President and his people would do from one...
Read more →As an armchair psychologist, I am always pretty interested in how to better understand people. I came across a pretty good list today of a number of counseling-related books that I’ve either heard good things about or read, so I thought I would also share it here. Many of these resources are from a...
Read more →It’s now Friday morning in what has felt like one of the longest short work weeks of my life. I’ve felt chronically tired since stepping in the office Tuesday morning, and it has been an overall tired, complete with a hunger for sleep, a mushy mind, two golfer’s elbows, achy arm muscles, and a...
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