Category Archives: #trainwrecked

A Thorn

Paul, of Taursus, told us in his second letter to the Corinthians that he had a “thorn in his flesh” to keep him from becoming too proud. We are never told anything more about it, although it has been a … Continue reading

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Just One Thing…

Transitions can be difficult. Especially when they are unexpected, unplanned for, or unwelcome. Many of us are going through that now and all of us have been suddenly faced with changes in our lives that we do not want, on … Continue reading

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Moving Uphill

I’ll admit it. I’m angry. I’m frustrated. I’m more than a little anxious. I’ve been procrastinating writing about it because I haven’t been sure which direction to go. The last couple of years have been one struggle after another and … Continue reading

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Keeping busy and running

It was great to be back on the trail today. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to run distance with others. Not that I was really able to keep up today, but I was close enough that people … Continue reading

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Finding My purpose

It took me a while to figure out what my purpose in life is. I was standing behind home plate, umpiring a high school softball game, and I kept seeing one of the coaches repeatedly belittle his players. I could … Continue reading

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Moving Forward…

I chose a career later in life than many, but once it finally occurred to me, I knew I was made to be a teacher. Math was always my favorite in school and I had some good luck tutoring in … Continue reading

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Do Good things

I was thinking about the long list of “great things” I want to do and wondering what direction I could take that would lead me in the right direction. I mentioned to my wife that, with the my unexpected career … Continue reading

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Sunday Is Coming

Silent Saturday. I don’t think I had heard the term before, but it is an apt one. Often referred to as Holy Saturday or Easter Vigil, the day caught between Good Friday and Easter Sunday doesn’t often get much attention. … Continue reading

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Staying Positive

Being surrounded by so much bad news, so much illness, so much restriction on our daily activities, it becomes really difficult to maintain the positivity that we need for our own sanity. Last week I gave some tips on Beating … Continue reading

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It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity…

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I heard this phrase more often than I could count. Every summer it would get hot (upper 90s) and people would complain, but it was the high humidity (ofter around 100%) that actually … Continue reading

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