Fall is not my favorite time of year. Sure, I enjoy air temperatures lower than 90, and the break from high humidity is nice. Sunsets before 8pm and frost on the grass heralding the slow, long haul towards winter though are all less enjoyable. The lengthy shadows as I drive towards home after work and…
Tag: Colossians
Reputations Based on Speech
One of the lesser known facts about our family dynamics is that of the two adults, I’m the bigger sports fan. That doesn’t mean that I’m a raging fanatic, only that if any kind of sporting event is playing in our house, it’s because I turned it on. Similar to my tastes in reading, where…
A Plot Reserved for Weeds
“He who wants to keep his garden tidy does not reserve a plot for weeds.” – Dag Hammarskjold (as quoted by Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). I read that quote at some point in the last couple days, and it came to mind again as I was pulling weeds from…