Crying for selfish reasons…

I found myself in tears one day… and the more I cried, the more horrible I felt. Not for the reason I was crying, but for the sole fact that I can’t ever recall a time when I have wept for those who don’t have a relationship with Christ (except once for my brother.) It [...]

Paper walls…

I like to think of myself as thoughtful. Not in the “Oh… Crap! It’s mother’s day! Uh… I bought you some flowers that look just like the ones that are mysteriously missing from the neighbors garden, Mama…” kind of thoughtful. But rather the deep-thinking, reflective-meditation, philosophical-pondering type of thoughtful. A man of mind… A person [...]

Hip-Hope…

What is hope? We hear about it all the time… “Project HOPE makes health care available to the poor all over the world.” “Now faith is the assurance of things HOPED for, the conviction of things not seen.(Heb. 11:1)” “I HOPE you feel better very soon, Grandma.” But do we really know what it [...]

Disappointed morality…

I found out a few weeks ago that my favorite high-school teacher was arrested for “child seduction.” The whole incident happened about a year ago, but he was just sentenced last month. It really blew my mind… It completely shocked me. I mean… it just ruined my day.
The thing of it is that I was [...]

Jobless grace… (warning: long post)

(if you notice any typos… let me know)
So… as I mentioned in my previous post… I got fired. I was terminated. I was sent up the river without a paddle floating on a thin sheet of plywood… or whatever you want to call it. Basically, my former company has a policy about having weapons on [...]

Love the child… it’s his right…

I volunteer at the YMCA in the after-school program for the 4th & 5th graders quite a bit. Sometimes it’s really fun! They kids can be great and we do amazing activities… but sometimes it’s a hellish nightmare where I’m just tempted to strangle the life from the little buggers. Well, there is this one [...]

Be kind, please rewind…

I said that to a friend the other day… just as joke, but for some reason it’s been in my head all week. Be kind, please rewind… It’s always been cheesy and now it’s outdated (I mean really… who is going to be dumb enough to try and rewind a DVD,) but I was just [...]

Beat your child twice daily… for their health…

I hate children today. Well, not really… but I can’t stand most of them. When I was growing up *feels old saying that* we were raised to respect our elders and just plain respect other people.
I was in the mall the other month and this boy, no older than eight or nine, told his mother [...]

Reactions and Jedi Reflexes…

I have always wanted to be a Jedi. I know I sound like a geeky school-boy now, but it’s true. Not because I wanted to save the galaxy, win the princess’ heart (which I still find hilarious that she was actually Luke’s sister… and he kissed her…eww,) not even to be looked upon as one [...]

Your best pork chops now…

I made pork chops last night for dinner. They were great! Not the best… but great none-the-less. It’s hard to make the best pork chops when you’ve dined in some of the greatest restaurants in the south… Well, then I watched NCIS and part of the Barbra Walter’s special where she talked about the ten [...]