'Cause I can see the shadows at the foot of my door I can see the faces that don't doubt us anymore I can see it coming, I pray I don't go blind In the middle of our reckoning time." -- Needtobreathe, The Reckoning "Why do you root for San Diego State?" That was the …
Month: December 2011
Lessons for All Ages — First up: Middle School
I'm very excited about a special opportunity I have next week: to visit several sixth grade classrooms and talk about my book. The teacher who invited me to do so asked me to prepare a presentation for it -- points of emphasis, ideas to discuss. The request got me thinking. If I had to choose …
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The Season of Hope
Those Christmas lights... light up the street Down where the sea and city meet May all your troubles soon be gone Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on" -- Coldplay She'd loved the rust-red sweater the previous year. The v-neck wool sweater I'd surprised Mom with on Christmas morning -- the same one I'd caught her …