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in May 2017

The Two Words That Can Transform Your Parenting

Even before your eyes open, your mind is on “step on it” mode. Pack lunch: ham sandwiches, baby carrots, and raisins, times two. Drop kids off at school. Next stop: diapers from Target (don’t forget the gift for the baby shower). Get the minivan serviced. Make an appointment for the two-year-old’s well-child checkup (before she ...

The 10K Post Mortem (AKA: I ain’t dead yet)

As I walk up the stairs, my knees start protesting. If they could, they would hold placards saying, “Unfair Treatment,” or “You’re Killing Us.” And they would be justified in their allegations and demands. Their claims would not be baseless. (Just to make sure we’re on the same page, we’re still talking about my knees). Yesterday, I ...

Is It A Sin To Smoke Marijuana

One in five Americans live in a state where it is legal to smoke marijuana without a medical prescription. Eight states (and Washington DC) have now fully legalized marijuana, including permitting its use for “recreational” reasons. While that sounds like a relatively small number, the list of states includes California, which voted to fully legalize ...

Alexa’s Latest Avatar Steps In To ‘Rescue’ Spouses

Husbands the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Finally, it’s here. Finally, they get to pass the buck and dodge the age-old question that has plagued man for generations. Women, through time, have looked at their reflection in mirrors, posing at different angles to check on curves, dimensions, lengths and breadths. Meanwhile, husbands ...

Drop That Pot!

Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” John 4: 28, 29 I picked up my seven-year-old from school, her tiny frame weighed down by her pink-and-green backpack. It was time to whisk ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…