December 2011
11 posts
Newt the Catholic
I was listening to NPR this morning and heard a piece about Newt Gingrich’s “conversion” to Catholicism. I had some issues with this story, but maybe I’m off here. Here’s what I heard.
His wife has sung for many years in the choir of the largest Catholic church in Washington, D.C. Newt was previously a Baptist. He mentioned himself that he had gone to listen to her...
Christmas Bread
Every year in November my wife bakes about 60 loaves of cinnamon bread and gift-wraps it, and stores it in our freezer until the week before Christmas. Then we give it to everyone we know as Christmas gifts - our coworkers, family, friends, and neighbors.
The neighborhood I live in is an interesting dynamic. We live in a cul-de-sac, and all of the houses look like townhouses in their shape, but...
Good Parenting is Painful
I absolutely love the age my son is at right now (though I have loved all his ages). He’s 3 1/2 and is so much fun to play with. Within the last week, for some reason, I’ve seen a drastic increase in his tendency to hit. This has been a subject we’ve discussed with him ever since he could swing his arm, and it’s not been a problem until now.
Over the weekend, I spent...
One Last Tebow Time...
I know I’ve talked a lot about him over the last week or so, so I promise this is the last thing (for now) that I have to say. But it’s bothering me enough that I wanted to dedicate an entire post to it.
I’ve said before that I listen to a decent amount of sports talk radio. Last week I heard several other NFL players commenting that they were a little disgusted by how much face...
Why Get Married?
A somewhat shocking statistic I ran across this week is that currently in the U.S., only 51% of adults are married. And that number is dropping and soon married people will be a minority in this country. (not a minority in a discrimination sense - just a less of us than them sense). Does this matter?
Yes.
It matters because a lessening number of people being married means that our cultural...
Tebow Time
I’m not gonna lie - I have absolutely loved what’s been going on with the Denver Broncos this season. A young guy who had been discounted as a loser last year is making an entire team believe they can do amazing things, and they are. I don’t think they’ve lost a game since Tim Tebow took over this year. And he is a good guy, always very humble, giving credit to the entire...
A (possible) Hidden Truth Behind Unemployment
I’ve been listening on NPR to a lot of stories about people struggling with unemployment. My heart goes out to those people, and I pray about that situation in our nation regularly. It’s rough, and people are having to do desperate things to make ends meet, and sometimes that’s not even enough. In no way am I trying to take anything away from how rough things really are for...
Continuing Thanks...
Although I’m probably moving slower than other people I know who are doing their quest towards listing out 1,000 gifts from God, I am still going with mine. I’m closing in on 300, which seems like a lot to me. Here are some recent blessings I’m thankful for that God has brought to us:
- For how insightful and helpful my wife’s questions are at times, that help me deal with...