Tag Archives: family
The Dangers in Reunion
This summer I have scheduled a trip back to Oregon. Amongst visiting family and enjoying the stunning landscapes, I will be reconnecting with people I have not really seen in twenty to twenty-five years. These people knew me before I … Continue reading
Smoking Alone Doesn’t Hurt Anybody
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=marlboro&iid=7447577″ src=”a/5/c/0/Indycar_Testing_267d.jpg?adImageId=9540443&imageId=7447577″ width=”234″ height=”160″ /]I have noticed on these cold winter days, the brave few who need tobacco often partake in groups. It is a rarer sight to see someone shivering alone. It seems like even the … Continue reading
Monochromatic (Part 3 A Little Crowing)
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=crowing&iid=5238140″ src=”d/d/8/7/Crowing_Rooster_on_1d62.jpg?adImageId=9292820&imageId=5238140″ width=”234″ height=”354″ /] I want to stop and give thanks to God for his provision and goodness to Michelle and me. Ryan is currently working with Messer Construction Co. as an engineering intern. The funds he will earn … Continue reading
A Family Problem
The modern American experience nearly ensures every person’s first-hand knowledge of problems within the family. Divorce, abuse, abandonment, conflict, nearly every family experiences at least one of these things first hand. The hurt and broken lives which come parceled with family problems … Continue reading
Meet Your New Grand-Mama!
I think you bear a distinct resemblance, don’t you? You think not? Well, there are approximately four million years of mutations, I mean “improvements,” between you and Mama Ardie. Personally I think she is an improvement on Mama Lucy who, I … Continue reading
Rainy Day for Pooping…Joy!
It’s 4:50am and my morning prayer is already lifted up and I am up out of bed trying to convince myself that I need to go workout. I lose the argument, succumbing to the queasy rumble in my stomach and … Continue reading