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C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S “Father’s Song”
I was very fortunate to have grown up in a music family. My Dad played guitar, harp, and had a good voice. He sang over me as a child and sang to our boys as babies. It was frustrating to have him and Mom take care of them for an extended time. The boys expected us to walk the floor and sing to them!
Continue reading...C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. “Olympic Believers”
25. August 2008
I was reconciling my bank statement and found six "surprises". These were transactions charged to my debit card that I did not know about. My identity has been stolen! To make matters worse, the charges were made for membership to porn sites.
Continue reading...An Unlikely Hero
12. August 2008
A HERO? THIS IS AN EASY ONE. When it was first suggested to me, a single image flashed in my mind. There was no debate. I loved my father, and because he is gone, it would be only right for the honor to go to him.
Continue reading...Spiritual Mentor - Gray Hair and Great Advice
12. August 2008
She got kind of quiet. She said “say that again…” I said “ummm…which part.” She said “the part about the gray hair.” I realized that Susan probably has a few gray hairs, and I might have just offended her. I blushed a little, and she said “the way you said that…
Continue reading...C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S “Ordinary”
12. August 2008
They worked in mundane vocations. They were considered "ignorant ignoramuses" by the religious community. Their past was extremely questionable. They were prone to mistakes, misstatements, and egotistical remarks. They argued over who would be the greatest.
Continue reading...C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S - “Meltdown”
1. August 2008
This is NOT a political endorsement. Barack Obama delivered a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin Germany. He is considered “Public Enemy #1” among USA Christians. I’ve received numerous emails asking me to help “stop the Obama tide” by forwarding the email to 30 people.
Continue reading...You Don’t Resume Life Here, You Remember It
26. July 2008
I WAS TOLD IT WAS USED AS AN ARMY HOSPITAL DURING THE CIVIL WAR. It is now a retreat center operated by the Episcopal Church.
Continue reading...C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S - “Mementoes”
25. July 2008
The release of 15 hostages in the Columbian jungle has been an amazing story. There were three American men in the group. According to a CNN report on July 11, “The men carried with them a metal lock, a bullet and a chess board made of cardboard -- small items that are reminders of the years they spent away from their families, cut off from the world outside the jungle, seeing only fellow hostages and their captors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Continue reading...C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S “Digital”
17. July 2008
I confess-I’m reading the July-August issue of the AARP Bulletin. I’ve just listened to the NBC Nightly News, and all of the major newspapers are defaulting and shutting down printing presses. The Chicago Tribune is closing, and their high rise office building is for sale as well as the Chicago Cubs! Someone said, “If you [...]
Continue reading...Do Not Weep For Me
17. July 2008
IN LAST WEEK’S COLUMN, I began a story I did not finish, the story of a beautiful young woman who died, leaving a husband and a small child behind. I’d like to tell the rest of the story now, or at least the small part I had in it.
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3. September 2008
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