I do not like green beans. When I was a kid at Thanksgiving time, my mom would make me eat green beans with the rest of my meal. I learned a very simple trick to mask the taste of green beans- I mix them into my mashed potatoes. To this day, I will mix almost […]
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Dave and the Raspberry Sword — The Adventure Begins
Dave lived in the land of Arcadia with his mother-in-law and his goat named Sal. He was a pretty pathetic man. When all of the other men in Arcadia enjoyed pastimes like jousting, slaying dragons, and playing rugby, Dave was more than content to tend to his berry garden; which was unfortunate, because Dave did […]
Two Dangerous Words
Two of the most dangerous words in a believer’s vocabulary are words that don’t seem so dangerous: status quo. A dictionary definition of status quo would be “the existing state of affairs.” Now that doesn’t seem so harmful. What on earth is so dangerous about the way things are? “Status quo” for a Christian becomes […]
I Surrender… Some
Imagine if you will the words to a familiar hymn, with a slight twist… Most to Jesus I surrender; most to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, in his presence often live. Much to Jesus I surrender; humbly at his feet I bow, worldly pleasures mostly forsaken; take me, Jesus, […]
Craving
You’ve all experienced it before (especially you ladies who have ever been pregnant): You’re at home, work, school, the sofa (or wherever), and all of sudden, like a mental-emotional ninja, you get a….. craving! The day was going quite calmly until you suddenly had an overwhelming desire for some random food (or non-food item that […]
How to Shop at Walmart
The following are several unwritten rules that I have observed as an employee at Walmart. These rules explain how many people think they are supposed to shop at Walmart. Assume that anyone wearing blue is an employee. Assume that every employee knows (or should know) everything about every minute detail about all of Walmart. Play […]