My back was against the wall as I clutched my sword tight to my chest. My eyes were closed as I carefully considered my next move. I could hear the wretched beast snarling outside the entrance to the fortress. The heavy breathing indicated that it was desperately trying to smell me inside. I dared to … Continue reading Fortress
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My Story…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how important I feel that my small group has become to me. At this week's gathering, I was asked to share my story. Sharing personal stories has been a running theme at Northstar Church in recent months as we've studied the book of Acts, which tells the story … Continue reading My Story…
True Believer
Title: True Believer Author: Nicholas Sparks Published: 2005 I know what I said after I read At First Sight. I said I was done with Nicholas Sparks. I said that I hated the man and that I was stupid for continually picking up his novels and subjecting myself to the torture of reading them. But … Continue reading True Believer
The Single Guy vs the Last Day of School
The following tale is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago. This is the final part of a trilogy of stories about the Teacher. Part one is here, part two is here... Seven simple words. String them together and throw in a question mark at the end for good measure. How … Continue reading The Single Guy vs the Last Day of School
The Single Guy vs. the Obstacle Course
The following tale is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago. This is the second part of a trilogy of stories about the Teacher. You can read part one here... I don't just set out to find things to add to the Murtaugh List. Sometimes, these things just present themselves to … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Obstacle Course
Question of the Week #61
Can you urinate in front of another person? Not only can I, but I have. It wasn't really by choice. There was an emergency situation following a 20oz. Fruitopia on a mission trip. We pulled the vans over and I stood next to a fence and let loose. Suddenly here comes one of the kids … Continue reading Question of the Week #61
The Single Guy and the Teacher
The following tale is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago. This will be the first part of a trilogy of stories about the Teacher... I didn't have a lot of opportunities to meet single ladies in those days. Nor did I try. I spent a good 85% of my time … Continue reading The Single Guy and the Teacher
99 Things
Here's something I did on my old blog a long time ago. I decided to do it again to see if I've managed to complete any more of the things on the list. It's kind of a to do list... but it's not my bucket list... that's a different post. The ones that are bolded … Continue reading 99 Things
The Power of Six
Title: The Power of Six Author: Pittacus Lore Published: 2011 I actually finished reading this a few weeks ago. I've just been playing catch up when it comes to posting these book reviews. There's a lot going on. But this post isn't about how much I've been slacking on getting blog posts written and posted … Continue reading The Power of Six
Henry’s Story
It's a familiar story. Little girl gets caught up in a really bad storm. As unbelievable as it sounds, her tiny farmhouse gets swept away, carrying her and her tiny dog along with it. They end up in a strange land where they encounter witches, a wizard, and a talking scarecrow. Seems like a crazy … Continue reading Henry’s Story
The Confusing Middle 