In some important ways, my generation has failed you in this regard. We spent too much time debating. We've been too focused on the fight and not focused enough on progress. And you don't need to look far to find an example of that failure. Here today, in this very place, in an ...
George Jones
Highway Memorial Recalls Those Who Died in Other WaysDRIVING TO work one day last week on Interstate 44, my mental list-making came to a sudden halt when I noticed a new addition to the highway landscape.Shirk, Martha
Of the world’s approximately 6,000 languages, English is said to be one of the easier ones to learn despite its idiosyncrasies of spelling and pronunciation.
I thought about different ways to correct this issue and went back to my “add more – trim some” attitude. The pattern called for cutting 2 1/2” strips and sub cut to 2” and 1/2” x 4 and 1/2” rectangles and 2 1/2” squares when making the Flying Geese for the Star Bloc...
Freer to be themselves—they don’t understand so well our “civilized” codes—the dress code, the wariness and distance with “strangers” codes, codes on the “proper” ways to be in various situations. I personally love to witness the ways in which this freedom reveals itself. Both ...
Among the many ways to categorize most air travelers is their choice between aisle seat and window seat. (No, I don’t think anyone reallychoosesa middle seat). Aisle-seat travelers are focused on convenience. They can get up any time they want without climbing over someone or making everyo...
I even talk in public when I think I am alone. If I have already begun talking out loud and notice someone within earshot, I hum and mumble made-up words to a real or imaginary song, so the person who got shot in the ear with my self-talk will think I’m merely singing to my...
Someone gave you the message and you believed it. And from that moment on you made it your life’s mission to find ways to overcome it. While this might be true of you, it doesn’t go deep enough. God says real shame is refusing to believe who he is for you. You prefer living ...
In these days of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all keenly aware of the ways disease can easily spread. It travels through the air, mostly. It’s in our breath if we are a carrier. It may be on our hands, our clothing, so we are reticent to hug or shake hands or even give a...