Lord of the Castle

I should be more of a butt to my wife… I mean, sometimes I am just too agreeable! I told you that she was going to go on this radical diet to lose weight. I also told you that she if she succeeds in hitting her goal, I will have to get braces. I have [...]

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My wife sent me a text message informing me that she got called in to work and that she had made a meatless pasta dish for dinner. I texted back a “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” response: “What do you mean you didn’t make no meat?” “Ha, Ha.” When I got home, I headed straight [...]

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I did something that I have never done before… I bought survival food! In 1994, I lived in Northridge, CA. I was at the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake. But, since there was no advanced warning, I had not made any special preparations. When the quake struck, I was pretty much on my own. As [...]

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We crossed a new threshold at the dinner table last night. My wife is one of those creative cooks who can make something out of nothing. On more than one occasion, I and my children have resigned ourselves to a just snacking because there was “nothing to eat” only to have my wife come home and [...]

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It is becoming painfully clear to me why people tend to gain weight in the Midwest during the winter. First, it is cold outside and the thought of hot food is SO enticing. Honestly, who craves a salad when it is 11° outside? If that weren’t enough of a general, ongoing difficulty, you have all those [...]

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I lost roughly 30 lbs. this year. The typical response is “That’s great!” Actually, losing the weight was pretty easy. For most of the first half of the year, I lived alone and had to cook for myself. That coupled with exercise and a few extended fasts and the weight peeled off pretty quickly. However, [...]

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Reminder to self: DO NOT DRINK CHAI TEA AFTER 9:00 PM! It makes it VERY difficult to get to sleep. We went to pray tonight because our youngest daughter’s worship team lead the 8:00-10:00 service at the main prayer room last night. They (and she) did VERY well. It was at about 9:20 when the [...]

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