Three Brothers Make their Parents Proud!!
There is an article in this week’s “Vanderbilt Medical Center Reporter” about the Churchwell...
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Scripture and Parenting
Sometimes parenting seems so hard and unrewarding. Yet, the next minute it becomes easy and...
Packers Win, and More!!
What a great weekend, especially if you count today! This morning our vet called...
Dogs’ Love is Not “Puppy Love”
Last week Mary found a hard lump just under the skin on Belle’s tummy. Belle...
Will Power
Interesting article in this morning’s paper about will power. The investigators found that people...
Snow Days
Today is another of those cold and cloudy, dreary days. It’s the kind of...
How to be a Dad
I don’t know much, if anything, about the guy who did the shoot out...
Messengers Without Wings are Still Angels
In his Dec 18, 2010, column, “Pop culture takes flight on angels’ wings”, Ray...
Stop Arguing With Your Kids!
Some weeks ago a mother told me she was tired of arguing with her...
Error (typo) in Messengers in Denim
Let me start the new year with an apology. After, the Lord only knows...
Bring on The New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderful year; I wish you all a great,...
Just Be Nice
Some folks have thrown their natural Christmas trees on to the curb, and I am sure some of...
Christmas Trees
I love Christmas time with its music, food, and presents; I even like to go to church....
Marching Band
Had a really fun dinner with most of the family (19) Sunday night. I...
Christmas Preparations
An unknown author has penned a Christmas version of 1 Corinthians 13 which a...
Book Review
Look what Polly had to say about “Messengers in Denim” on Amazon: Brilliant! December...
Benefits of Athletics
After Sunday’s football banquet I thought it might be a good idea to look...
High School Football Banquet
Last night I had the privilege of attending the local High School Football Banquet...
Sons Need Dads
While working at the Military Entrance Station this morning I saw a 19 year...
I am so grateful!
Had a short note from Mary in Minnesota; here is a lady who knows how...
World AIDS Day
December 1st has been declared World AIDS Day and rightly so; every case of...
How Are We to be Grateful?
Some years ago a young man, Jim, wrote a letter to “Dear Abby”. In it...
Eating Dinner Out or In
Friday night my wife Mary, and I took two of our grandsons, age 11and...
Your Child’s Self-esteem
After 4 decades of practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine let me tell you what I’ve...
Helping Less Fortunate Kids
The weather this past week has been the most beautiful ever. At least in...
Review from Amazon
Amazon just posted our first review. I must share it with you!“I would recommend this...
University of Dayton
I just returned from a short week in Dayton, Ohio. While there I had the...
West Point Military Academy
After that last, long post about an unpleasant subject I want to let you...
Secretariat
As I have said before, I don’t watch many movies. But I saw one...
Visit to the Midwest
Had a great time in the upper mid-mid west last week. Mary and Belle...
Tide Commercial
I don’t buy the laundry soap at our house, but if I did I...
Pets and Health
This past week we had some workmen at our house. Home maintenance is always...
Kids Play Outdoors
One of the things I love about our neighborhood is that kids actually play...
Getting Teenagers to Talk
One of the guests at the book release party asked how I got the...
Advise Without Being Judgmental
Kids, like adults, love to be heard; they also want to know what the adults...