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Charity begins at home, but it doesn’t stay there!
Earlier this week Mary and I had the privilege of attending a reception at...
Make this week Small Business Cyber shopping week!
Friday was Every Store day, Yesterday was Small Business day, and tomorrow...
Great meeting in Charleston!
In September I had the honor and privilege of speaking to pediatricians at the Annual...
Where is Michelangelo when we need him?
I really wish Michelangelo were still around. But before I tell you why, I...
How do kids learn
I was talking to a High School senior some time ago who told me...
Tough Day at Work! Maybe, Maybe not!
I had a tough day at work! Or did I? As most of you...
Guest blog
Today I had planned to write about the sense-less shooting by three “bored” teens,...
Will a small, implantable, artificial kidney ever be a reality?
Good news may be on the horizon for those with chronic kidney failure! Today,...
Can Scripture Make Parenting Easier?
Sometimes parenting seems so hard and unrewarding. Yet, the next minute it becomes easy...
Why Is Everybody Teaching Our Kids to Lie?
Yesterday I met a pleasant, handsome young man of 19 years. During the conversion...
Is kindergarten (pre-school) for 4year olds a good or bad idea?
I do not intend to make a political statement, so please bear with...
Could you survive tragedy?
A week or two ago I had the fortune of meeting Jamie Wells, a...
Dealing with tragedy
I met a wonderful lady last week. Her daughter was murdered while running in...
Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee; Which are you?
This is written by Debby Jones and taken from her newsletter, Be The Change,...
Why Is Parenting So Hard? Or isn’t it?
I posted this last summer, but this month is one year since Clay’s accident...
Germs Make Me Sick, But….
Technorati Tags: Flu,inflluenza,germs,Germs,Make Me Sick,washing hands,flu shots As a pediatrician I ...
Is Adolescent Medicine a Useless Specialty?
When I decided to concentrate my practice on adolescent medicine, I did so because...
House calls
A few days ago one of my former partners Dr. Jim Algiers and I...
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
There are the books everyone has heard about: Twilight, Hunger Games, and Fifty Shades...
The Newtown Tragedy
I just had to post Rev. Josh Graves’ poem from this morning’s paper. I...
Christmas is about LOVE
Christmas seems dimmed this year because of the Sand Hook School tragedy. The more...
Who are the evil people?
I have finally found the courage to attempt to write something following the Massacre...
More on peer pressure
A teen ager once told me, “Peer pressure is just an excuse to do...
How much do we love you?
Here is a note found on my friend Curt Harding’s refrigerator, Read it, live...
Cost reward ratio for having kids
Maybe I don’t have the verbiage right above, but what the heck, I want...
Here is a fighter worth reading about!!
One of my college classmates sent me this story about his son-in-law, Brian...
Caffeine and Sleep
Most pediatricians tell parents, or should, that kids age 6-10 should get 10-11 hours...
Dinner with the family
Good article in the Tennessean this morning about dinner with the family! Darn, it’s...
ADHD and Exercise
Those of you who know me, have read my book Messengers in Denim, or...
Parents Plaooza 2012
Last week I told you a bit about the Southern Festival of Books. I...
Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day coming in just over 100 hours I want to tell you...
Christmas Eve Legion
Christmas may be past, but I continue to think about my childhood Christmases. It...
Happy Birthday Virtual World Book Tour!!!
Messengers in Denim, The Amazing Things Parents Can Learn from Teens is celebrating its...
Spoiled rotten kids (Joyce)
Meanwhile, very nice mention in the article below! I’ve also been keeping up with...