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Nail In The Fence

A Good Story for Great Friends….. Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence! There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back […]

To My Child

Just for this day. Just for this morning, I am going to smile whenever I see your face. and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will let you wake up softly, all rumpled in your flannel and I will hold you until you are ready. Just for this morning, I […]

The Awakening

There comes a time in your life when you finally get it… When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out- ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a […]

A Footnote To The Loss Of The Columbia

3rd February 2003 This gives a little perspective on at least one of those on board the shuttle on Saturday. My daughter received this from a good friend at Liberty University: Saturday night, John and I were able to attend a remarkable Steve Green concert. We have heard him in concert before, but never like […]

Wedding Homilies

(Found somewhere on the Web). I’M NOT SURE OF THE DATE WHEN THE PARENTS OF B. AND E. WERE MARRIED, BUT WHEN I WAS FIRST ORDAINED, COUPLES HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE SCRIPTURAL READINGS FOR THEIR WEDDING. THERE WAS JUST ONE SET OF READINGS, ALL READ BY THE CELEBRANT, AND THAT WAS IT. B. […]

Five More Minutes

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the […]

Covenant For A Married Couple

OUR COVENANT OUR COVENANT With God’s help, and in the context of a regular relationship of accountability with another couple, we commit ourselves to the following: 1. Frequent talking-times: daily. These times should address issues where we may misunderstand each others’ words and intentions, where we explain to each other what’s in our minds and […]

Thinking About Thinking! Pt.1

Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths: guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4&5. Lately I have been passing through, what I would kindly put, as a ‘marriage restructure’! This is never an easy […]

The Chalk Board

When his son was just learning to write, Paul Halpern gave him a small chalkboard so they could write notes to each other. One evening while Paul was in the living room his son called out from the bedroom, “How do you spell ‘best’?” A few minutes after Paul answered, his son yelled again: “How […]

Personality Disorder Information

Information on personality disorders is found below. If you are looking for further information or if you believe you have a disorder, ask your local physician to recommend a professional therapist in your area. This page is sponsored by 4degreez.com Paranoid Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a distrust of others and a constant suspicion […]