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Cheeseburger Champion
My dearest Tabitha has reached another milestone in her life. It’s been a tradition, on the nights before I travel, that we take the family out to dinner. I asked the kids what they wanted, and all of them wanted to go get cheeseburgers. In Frazier, PA, there is a Cheeburger, Cheeburger restaurant. As you […]
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Excerpt from a Simple Love Note
There are two young sisters who are dear friends of mine, as is their mother. This morning, I collected a few things I had been saving for them and put them in a sweet Victorian Valentine note card and sent them in a mail. I wanted to remember this one part of the note even […]
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Milestones
Despite the illness over here (this past week, THE FIVE had chest colds, four of them along with ear infections), there have been some cool milestones: Thomas pulled out his first baby tooth (got it on video!) Aiden learned to put together jigsaw puzzles (thanks to Aunt Lynn!) and is very talented in this area […]
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How to Be Free from Bitterness
At some point in our lives, we’re all either trying hard to forgive or counseling someone who is struggling to forgive. The result of unforgiveness? Bitterness. Bitterness damages our relationships with others, and with God. Not to mention that bitterness makes those in its wake pretty miserable. What does carrying the burden of bitterness say […]
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Coatesville’s Ash Park Featured in NBA Street 4: Homecourt
Coatesville’s Ash Park, a few streets over from my house, is featured as Rip Hamilton’s hometown court in NBA Street Vol. 4: Homecourt. The Electronic Arts game for the XBox360 and PlayStation 3 will be in stores mid-February.
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Mommy Tip: Medicine Dosage Chart
In effort to save money, I buy the store-brands of pain medication containing Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and Ibuprofen (Motrin). When I called the pediatrician on behalf of one of our daughters this morning, he asked about the dose of Tylenol she was given. I had given her one and one half teaspoons, but it turned out […]
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5-year-old plays Dance Dance Revolution
This is why the Japanese are so much better than us.
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I Might Be in Who’s Who in America
So, I got a letter the other day saying that I’m going to be included in the next edition of “Who’s Who in America“. I don’t know what that actually means, but I guess it’s cool. I filled out all the biography information and books I’ve authored, including the 34 part definitive series on the […]
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What did YOU have for dinner last night?
11879Every now and then, Tom arranges a date night with a surprise destination. Last night’s date almost didn’t happen – Tom got stuck in traffic and we’d miss the beginning of the dinner if he had to come home first to get me. Tom called and said, “Can you get a ride to dinner and […]
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Fighting Cock Torpedo
I picked up a pretty good deal this week at Cigars International. They had a cigar called, oddly, a Fighting Cock, which is a cigar made in Nicaragua, and possessing an extremely strong flavor. My typical cigar is oftentimes a mild cigar like the Macanudo Gold or an Arturo Fuene, and since it’s been a […]
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Acrid and Foul
I’m flipping through the latest copy of the Cigars International catalog this morning, and I found a surprisingly honest review for Fat Cat cigars. Remember this brand from the boom? At that time with the severe shortages, cigar smokers would resort to just about any cigar available on the shelf. Even despite those circumstances, it’s […]
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A New Stove
Christmas came early at our home today. Our last stove was dying, and my anger with it didn’t help it any. With Sarah’s busy schedule, the fact that our last stove didn’t have features like time bake and delay bake really was causing problems. I grew up in a home with time bake, and one […]
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A Fundamental Flaw
I’m writing this article in the midst of a lot of turmoil going on in our church right now. Many people who grow up in a certain lifestyle have difficulty figuring out whether they hold their beliefs through a conscientious decision, or whether they’ve come to that conclusion by default. For as long as I […]
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Kiwi
Sad little animation, but I liked it…
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A Waking Dream
Japan has started to become a recurring dream to me. I fall asleep, and feel like I wake up at 4am (like I did this morning). I take a shuttle down to the airport, jump on a couple airplanes, and end up in this fantasy world. I eat weird food, put on a thousand dollar […]