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Posted on August 28, 2021August 26, 2021

Yes to Mess

"Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox."The Bible If you want creativity to flourish…

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Posted on August 24, 2021August 23, 2021

Teenagers

I've made a deal with my kids--that I will do my best not to needlessly embarrass them. If/when I do--I've asked them to point it…

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Posted on August 14, 2021August 13, 2021

Examples

We all have folks we look up to. I enjoy asking people who their heroes are. It's amazing how often parents, grandparents, coaches, and teachers…

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Posted on July 17, 2021July 15, 2021

A listening ear

One pair of ears draws dry a hundred tongues.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 272. This saying points out that the ratio of…

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Posted on July 7, 2021July 6, 2021

Onward

C.S. Lewis is a compassionate writer. He remembers his unhappy childhood well enough to engage his readers (whatever their age) with impressive empathy. I wrote…

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Posted on July 6, 2021July 5, 2021

Home

His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant…

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Posted on June 30, 2021July 1, 2021

On reading

One of the great ironies of our age is that we read more words per day than any other generation in the history of the…

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Posted on May 28, 2021May 27, 2021

Grandpa’s study

Sometimes, on overnights at Grandma and Grandpa's house, I'd sleep down in the basement. They had a cool, dark, extremely cozy bedroom all the way…

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Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Manners

While you were growing up, did it seem like your parents were constantly reminding you of your manners? "Mind your Ps and Qs." "Don't chew…

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Posted on May 14, 2021May 12, 2021

Competition

What comes to mind when you think of the word competition? Sports? Games? Drive? Ambition? Is it mostly a positive term for you? If so,…

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