If you’ve read my books or followed my blog, you can agree that there just seems to be no end to the dumb stuff I did growing up, but you may be surprised when you read the latest dumb thing … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Pain
Children Are Like Arrows
I’ve had many scrapes, cuts, and bruises over the years, and they all hurt. Many of them left scars, so it’s not hard to remember them. There were a few incidents that were kind of related, at least to a … Continue reading
3 Friends, 3 Trees, And A Confession
I was twelve years old and I lived about a quarter of a mile from my best friend. There were three homes, a church, and a patch of woods between us. There was a valley in the woods and some … Continue reading
The Basketball Connection
When I was in school, I loved basketball. My grandmother bought me a brand new ball to practice with at home. That’s the one I took to school and two older boys took from me and wouldn’t give it back. … Continue reading
More Cuts And Scars
A while back, I wrote a post about several times I had accidentally cut myself. Well, in case you were wondering, those were not the only times I’ve been cut. I want to share a few more today and hopefully, … Continue reading
Cuts, Scars, and Lessons Learned
If you know me, you know that I’ve had my share of misfortune. I’ve had plenty of bad things happen to me as I was growing up. I certainly understand that plenty of others have had a much rougher life … Continue reading
Stuck – Part 2
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post called “Stuck.” I talked about several times I was stuck when I was growing up. Today I want to tell you about a few other times I got stuck. I don’t … Continue reading
From Joy To Despair, And Back
The night my daughter was born, my wife was lying on the couch watching TV. She was far enough along for the baby to come at any time. I told her we needed to go to the hospital, she could be in … Continue reading
Dreams From God
I’ve had many dreams in my lifetime. Some, I didn’t remember at all when I woke up, and some faded soon after I awoke, before I could think too much about them. But, many of them, I still remember, like … Continue reading
Laughter Is Good Medicine
In this life, we all have pain and sorrow. We all have stress from our daily routines of work and other responsibilities. We all have times when we feel down. We all have days when we don’t feel good and … Continue reading