My current Netflix binge is NCIS. It’s a procedural crime drama following the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. There are plenty of scenes littered with someone yelling “You don’t have the need-to-know!” In case you don’t know, the term “need to know” is used to protect clandestine military operations from even someone with the highest security […]
Read MoreI keep a calendar in my laundry room that is reserved strictly for recording little memories. It’s a practice I started a few years ago, when I was trying to pull myself out of the darkness of things not going so well. I haven’t kept one every year since then, but I’ve tried to do […]
Read MoreShould we only help people when we are ready? Should I refrain from helping my neighbor if I myself am also in need? Is there ever a realistic time in which myself or my family will not be “in need” of some sort? Are we ever really “ready” to open our homes, hearts, or wallets […]
Read MoreLately, I have had to lay with my son at night to get him to fall asleep. Sometimes (often), I fall asleep too and wake up a few hours later. Sometimes I wake up and stumble into my own bed. Sometimes, I stay up for a few hours, the only one awake in a sleeping […]
Read MoreNot a day goes by where someone doesn’t speculate on “what’s wrong with America”. Not a day goes by where someone doesn’t post a video of someone doing something awful to someone else. Sometimes it’s a child or teenager. Sometimes it’s a parent. Sometimes it’s a law enforcement officer. Sometimes it’s a pastor. Sometimes it’s […]
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