Lord of the Castle

As a young college student, I was radically converted to Christianity. I say radically because I was in the process of frying my brain with various pharmaceuticals when Christ saved my soul. I am now a middle-aged Christian man who has been mostly (let’s be honest!) happily married since 1986 and a reasonably competent father since 1987. [...]

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Before I bought the rustic bookcase, I snapped a picture on my cell phone and rushed across to show my wife who was working at Costco. She thought it was great but asked if her store had any bookcases. “How should I know? You work here. Do you have any?” “I don’t know.” I checked [...]

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I had given up trying to find nice bookcases at inexpensive prices. Some of the nice ones listed on Craig’s List sold literally within minutes of their listing! I have never seen anything like it. I had settled on some cheap shelves from Target that looked reasonably nice. The attendant informed me that their store [...]

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When it came time to actually move, I had to figure out which company to use. My oldest daughter had just had a bad experience one month earlier. I learned about a company named ABF on MovingScam.com. If you ever have to move and you are up for the task of packing your stuff yourself, I would recommend [...]

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We have finished unloading the trailer! Now we just have to unpack all of the boxes that we moved into the apartment… find a bedroom set for my wife and I… purchase six large bookcases to hold the 28 boxes of books that I “must have” close at hand. (FYI, this is not even half [...]

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Unloading this trailer is reminding me of my adolescent days working on my uncle’s farm throwing crates packed with corn, baskets full of tomatoes, moving irrigation pipes, etc. I have been dragging my body out of bed every morning for the past three mornings. However,  when I see my children, I become like a little kid [...]

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That’s the title of an old Boston song. As I walked by the kitchen, I saw my wife lightly crying. When I inquired what was causing this, I learned that they were tears of gratitude. Why, you ask… because she was able to use a dishwasher FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR MARRIAGE! Man, does [...]

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Yesterday, I set up the children’s beds. On the way to school this morning, both my son and my daughter separately remarked how good it was to sleep in a bed. They have been sharing an air mattress for the past 8 months. As I returned home, I reflected on what outstanding young people God [...]

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I woke up this morning and my body is definitely not looking forward to another day of lifting boxes, etc. You know, I don’t remember getting this tired when we moved into our house 19 years ago! Now I understand a little better why baseball managers rest older players when they have a day game [...]

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April 13th and…it’s snowing

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