December 2011
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Celebrating Life and Legacy
First thing this morning I learned a college friend suddenly passed away. Patrick and I met in high school as we served on the work crew at Windy Gap for a month, a place we would later reminisce as our favorite in the world. We both went to Carolina where we were Young Life leaders. After college we lost touch, it’s been years since we have spoken or even see each other, yet his death has been on...
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The Boss and Me: Birthday Treats
Tomorrow is my birthday, so this morning Boss came in with a small gift. He said, “There is more to come, but I just couldn’t wait. So here.”
He then proceeded to tell me that he got this for 2 reasons:
1. To have something on his car so he would fit in down here.
2. Because he thinks that I am more wag and he is more bark.
He finished his presentation with, “I got...
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Behind the Fence: The Difference a Year Makes
A little more than a year ago, Steve and I met for the first time. He was barely taller than me now at 6’2” he towers over me when we meet. One year ago, he looked like a kid. Yesterday I noticed he looked like a teenager, a boy on the brink of becoming a man. During our first meeting, we could barely come up with anything to talk about. A year later I am staying later to finish our...
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The Poison of Comparison
In the midst of the current social media craze, it is hard, almost impossible, to not find myself constantly comparing myself to others. Facebook statuses and Twitter posts document every moment of people’s lives. Reading these, it is hard not to be jealous that you ate a better lunch than me, or that while I was sitting at my desk all day you were hiking and playing outside. I read blogs about...