Title: Safe Haven Author: Nicholas Sparks Published: 2010 Listening to True Believer renewed my interest in Nicholas Sparks. It's not like I have fuzzy feelings toward the guy, but I was just in the mood to pick up another of his books. So I picked up this one. The story opens up on Katie. She's … Continue reading Safe Haven
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Eureka
Molly stepped into the warmth of her bathtub and prepared for a long evening of allowing her stress to soak away. Her hope was to lean back, let the scented candles do their thing, and eventually throw her day out with the bath water. With her roommate out of town for the week, she knew … Continue reading Eureka
Changing Seasons
Several years ago, I was told that friends come into our lives for certain seasons. Her meaning behind this? Friends come and go. We cross paths with certain people for certain periods of time and for certain reasons. It's not as if it's a planned thing. I didn't meet someone in 2002 and decide we'd … Continue reading Changing Seasons
Question of the Week #62
If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do? Not to sound heartless, but I would keep walking. Survival of the fittest my friends, survival of the fittest. Besides, I'm not a vet. What would I do with … Continue reading Question of the Week #62
Fortress
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
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 Confusing Middle 