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Have You Talked To Your Bowling Ball Lately
How many of you talk to yourself? Now don’t feel bad about saying “yes” because we all do it. What’s really weird is when people talk to inanimate objects they have no control over. “Come on baby! Hit the headpin. Hook! HOOK! Gutter?!?” The real question...
But He Said It Was Okay
When I was quite young, around 8 or 9 years old, our family was good friends with the pastor of our church. Since my dad was also the custodian of the church, we saw our pastor Rev. Orson Evans on a regular basis. Rev. Evans liked little novelties and tricks, and one...
Loyalty is a Choice
Frank, a very pleasant, well-dressed elderly man in his 80s, had cut his thumb several weeks ago requiring stitches. Being older, he healed a little more slowly, but the morning came when he was finally able to have them removed. His appointment was at 9:00 am,...
Quite a Character
When I was 12 years old, my older sister entered me in the Bi-Centennial Celebration hotdog eating contest. At 12 years old I weighed in at about 75lbs soaking wet. I asked my sister why she would enter me into this contest, and her response was, “I’ve seen you eat! I...
Lights, Camera, ACTION!
As a kid, I always wanted to be on stage. Somewhere. Anywhere. I imagined myself hearing the Director announce through his megaphone, “Lights! Camera! ACTION!” That last command set everything in motion. Without that command, and subsequent response to do something,...
Never Give Up
Our family loves The Dick Van Dyke show. In fact I think we own all of the seasons, well, my oldest daughter Ashley owns them, but she let’s us watch them when we want to. Anyway, in Season 5 Episode 24 (Talk to the Snail), Sally (Rose Marie), had a date with Doug...
Anger Management
In the Seminars and Retreats I give, I will ask everyone to raise their hand if they have ever been purposely hurt by someone in their life. Every hand goes up. Then I ask if anyone them have ever on purpose hurt someone else. And you know, the same hands go up....
Attitude of Gratitude
Winnie the Pooh has been a favorite for many families for almost 100 years now. If you’ve read or seen this classic, which character do you most resemble? Pooh, Rabbit, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Owl? Eeyore? Ahh, Eeyore. The Gloomy Gus who seems to be always losing...