Some things I’ll just never understand this side of heaven. A friend said to me recently, “I don’t want to go to hell over a mystery.” I know exactly what he was saying even though I believe once saved always saved. If I edited that statement and made it mine it’d go like this: “I [...]

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I’ve been bit! Help me! I’ve been bit by the flu bug and I can’t get up! Six days of this stuff (and being homebound) has made me slightly more cuckoo than usual. And while I’ve been under the weather, Big D’s been down under in Australia. (Sorry. It’s the Nyquil). He’ll be home Wednesday. [...]

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I had an empty Dr. Pepper can in one hand, using it as an ashtray, and a half-smoked cigarette in the other. I was sitting in a big leather wingback chair Indian style staring at a sign on the desk that read, “No Smoking Please.” Whatever. I was stoned. It wasn’t even noon yet. The [...]

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Yup! This is the blog’s one year anniversary. Or should it be called a birthday? I don’t know. One year, 71 posts, 7,326 views, and a whole lotta hot air later I’m still amazed at the excitement I feel every time I sit down to write a blog. Thanks everyone for reading and commenting and [...]

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Is it possible to be grateful for gratitude? I think maybe I am. I was talking about this with Big D the other day and I just kept thinking, “Gratitude is a gift from God!” Thankfulness is one thing, but gratitude is a whole ‘nother country. Being grateful means recognizing the importance of the source [...]

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