Once a triathlete
Several adjectives could be used to describe me. Loud comes to mind immediately. Also, chatty, inquisitive, and boisterous. Descriptors you…
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Looking for hope? Look to our future leaders
Another year, another CampFIRE in the books. The CVC’s youth leadership camp is the official start of summer for us.…
Celebrating my dad
I’ve been wanting to write this column for awhile but have been waiting for the right time. I think this…
We want YOU (and your input)
Perhaps you’ll remember my last column – the civility and kindness-themed one where I illustrated the lack of both these…
Let ‘kind and civil’ describe us
Kindness and civility. Has anyone ever used those two terms to describe their children’s relationship with each other? I doubt…
Double happy endings
I’m a feline evangelist. I was a little late to the party, but now that I’m here, I think everyone…
Who’s the turkey now?
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. It is a time to give thanks, gather friends and family together, watch football and,…
Back it all up
My week was rocked by a cataclysmic event. No, not a natural disaster, although I think we’re about the only…
Family road trip disaster? No! Epic story!
I recently returned from a road trip to my hometown in Illinois with my niece. It’s about an 18-hour drive…
This sale’s for you
I am a dude. Not a dude in the surfer sense or as a Big Lebowski reference. Specifically, a city-dweller, especially…
Laughter, carbonated
Before I begin today’s column, I’d like to add a postscript to the column I wrote a couple months ago. …
Digging in to my summer reading list
I like to think of myself as a voracious reader. Isn’t that a great word? Voracious. Rolls off the tongue. …
Digging in to my summer reading list
I like to think of myself as a voracious reader. Isn’t that a great word? Voracious. Rolls off the tongue. …
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