Essays

Goodbye Barbie!

The day I have always dreaded has come upon me. Maddie has officially said goodbye to Barbie. After years of immersion into Mattel’s world of…

Curing Eeyore

Eeyore, the old grey Donkey, stood by the side of the stream, and looked at himself in the water. “Pathetic,” he said. “That’s what it…

Lamps or Lasers

D.L. Moody once said, “Give me a man who says, ‘This one thing I do’ not ‘these fifty things I dabble in.’” He was highlighting…

How important is the final glimpse?

The final glimpse stays with us doesn’t it? Whether it’s the sight of our Kindergartener boarding the school bus for the first time, a departing…

The Golden Globes

Did you hear Daniel Day-Lewis’ acceptance speech for his “best actor” Golden Globe win last Sunday night? I didn’t. Unfortunately, I watched all of the…

Kept

Kept: past tense of keep, verb. Held or retained in one’s possession; held as one’s own. Held or used for a set period of time.…

Nice versus necessary

It would be nice to have a better year than last year. I would really like to be happier, healthier, and more financially fit. It…

Your Batman utility belt

“All right, Mr. Wayne, let’s go down your check list…grapple gun?” “Check.” “Communication device?” “Check.” “Bat-cuffs?” “Check.” “Bat-lasso?” “Check.” “Bat-tracker?” “Check.” “Bat-mobile and Kevlar bat…

The Christmas anti-climax

Sometimes in life it is difficult to tell who is winning and who is losing. Consider Joseph’s stint in slavery, the three Hebrews’ stroll in…