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September 2008
Abandoned Responsibilities

“Is this slop the best you can come up with, Dad?” the lanky teenage boy objected as his father dropped a microwave dinner in front of him.

My friend George had invited me over for dinner-a...
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Look at His Face

My husband, John, lived nineteen years after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (at the age of 40), seven years after being diagnosed with heart failure and seven months after being diagnosed with k...
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My Ultimate Game

"Come on honey," Ed urged, "you can do this – I'm by your side.  Now focus – don't grip so tight, and let 'er rip.  Do it for me, Roxanne."...
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Anyone Thirsty?

Bottled water is now the second leading beverage in the U.S., surpassing beer, coffee and milk. Recently at the corporate office of a large local business, they made the announcement that they no long...
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Babylon A.D.

I have to admit that Vin Diesel's catchy, deep-voiced narration in the theatrical trailers had me wanting to see "Babylon A.D." Also hinted in the previews was a futuristic world where the lead ac...
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Blue Dogs and Crying Frogs

Are you sure of your message? Sure of what you believe?

One Sunday during Kids Super Church, I asked my children to whisper a message into the ear of his or her neighbor. I started the three-sentence ...
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Do You Enjoy?

Something reminded me how subtle things that we model are.   

I was surprised when studies showed that - the single largest predictor of how someone votes is - how his or her parents voted.&n...
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