HARMLESS THOUGHTS

I am not dead

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This Sunday I had the privelege of filling pulpit at the United Church of Morocco. For those of you who don't know, this is something that I do every time I get a chance. It started several years ago, when I started preaching at the Rescue Mission in Danville, IL every Thursday night. I did that for nearly a year, and then I got married, and my job changed starting times, so I had to quit. Since then I have filled pulpit at Edgewood Baptist Church in Danville, IL, First Baptist Church in Covington, IN, Central Baptist Church in Iron Mountain, MI, and now The United Church of Morocco in Morocco, IN. I have to say that of all the things that I enjoy, preaching is the one that I enjoy the most. There are no other times in my life that I am as emptied of myself as when I am preaching. I absolutely love it! I have even considered on many occasions becoming a youth Pastor. But I don't know about that! Alot of things would have to fall into place before that happens! But never...

When your wife is out of town for 10 days it is easy to get a little lonely. In fact, I have been so lonely that I have found reasons to stay at the school as late as I can. The earliest that I have been home is 8:00. And at least three weekdays I have been the last person to leave the building. But I have to be honest, It is less about going home to an empty house, and more about going home to Willow! Willow, my hairless cat, is pregnant. She is very lonely right now, too! I can hear her before I open the door. She is in there crying for me! The first couple of days it was ok. I would pet her for awhile, but then she wouldn't leave me alone. She is driving me crazy! My family is coming back either today or tomorrow, depending on the weather. And once they are here, I will be whole again! (And I won't have to pet that stupid cat anymore!)

Sometimes it is easy to wonder what you should do with your life. Well, let me give you a good starting place. (Actually, let Paul give you a good starting place.) "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life , to mind your own business and to work with your hands , just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody." - I Thess. 4:11-12 This by no means answers it all, but if you are not doing these things, then you are not even close!

I can still remember it like it was yesterday... PE class -- Picking teams for Basketball or Football (or any other sport for that matter). We would begin by doing the typical lineup. First the captains would be chosen by the teacher. And then the elimination process would begin. The captains would begin by choosing the obvious ones. This is the most crucial part of the team picking process. These first-chosen-ones were the real determiners of the outcome of whatever the competition of the day was. They were those elite few that could perform dazzling miracles with their athletic prowess. These few would be snatched up at lightning speed -- Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! They are all picked, leaving the rest of us in bewildered amazement. Then the excitement would begin to build as we eagerly anticipated the possibilities of the forming teams. While the elite were being picked, you could hear different vocal sounds of "yes!" and "oh yeah, baby!" or "dude!...

Well, I pledge my head to heaven for the Gospel, And I ask no man on Earth to fill my needs. Like the sparrow up above, I am enveloped in His love, And I trust Him like those little ones, He feeds. Well I pledge my wife to heaven, for the Gospel, Though our love each passing day just seems to grow. As I told her when we wed, I'd surely rather be found dead, Than to love her more than the one who saved my soul. I'm your child, and I want to be in your family forever. I'm your child, and I'm going to follow you, No matter whatever the cost, I'm gonna count all things lost. Well I pledge my sons to heaven for the gospel. Though they're kicked and beaten, ridiculed and scorned. I will teach them to rejoice, and lift a thankful praising voice, And to be like Him who bore the nails and crown of thorns. I'm your child, and I want to be in your family forever. I'm your child, and I'm going to follow you, No matter whatever the cost, I'm gonna count all t...

I am at my relative's house, eatin' turkey... What are you doing?

The soldier slumped to one knee. He was wounded and he was tired. But he was not just tired from the day's battle, which was far from over, but from the war itself. It seemed that his whole life he had been about this war. Don't misunderstand, it was a war that he knew needed to be fought, there was no doubt about that, but this war had enveloped his whole life. And he was tired of it, soul-tired. There was a lull in the battle, the main excursion had moved to other parts of the field, which had given the soldier a moment to contemplate. But he knew it was worthless to contemplate for long. The enemy would be back, they were strong and fierce, and without fear. He attempted to rise, using his sword as a cane. He knew that he needed to get back on his feet because the ground was beginning to tremble from the onrush of the barbarian horde. Once he was standing, he straightened his back, and popped his neck a couple of times. There was the smell of death in the air. For...

It is interesting how it seems the same things are happening to me all of the time. For example, I was really looking forward to going to the stewardship banquet this year. We have been talking about stewardship all this month, in our classes and in the services, and it has gotten me to thinking about the whole concept of stewarship. I also heard that the speaker was supposed to be really good. But probably the most important thing is that I had been looking forward to sending the kids to the nursery for a few hours, and going to this thing with my lovely wife. But sure enough, about one week ago Josiah gets a cold, which develops into a worse cold, which evenntually turns into something called "croup." No problem, that should only last a few days, and even if he still has it, no croupy cough is going to keep us from going out! Then comes Sunday morning. Samuel, who never feels sick enough to not want to go to church, tells us he is not feeling well. (And if you have b...

Mr. Know-It-All You know what I am talking about. Have you ever met someone who is always right. Even when they are wrong, they are right in their own mind. They go into every situation having already ruled out every other opinion, because it isn't theirs. And how could anybody else possibley know enough to have any valuable input on the situation. They have input on everything because they have been there and done that! There is nothing out of the scope of their knowledge, or so you would think, if you were to listen to them. Pick a topic, they have a comment, and to them it is the absolute most important comment you are going to hear for a very long time. When you talk to Mr. Know-It-All, he never really listens to you. If you watch his face closely, you will find that the entire time that others are talking, Mr. Know-It-All is formulating his next statement. Ususally it is a way to prove you wrong, even if you aren't currently disagreeing about anything. Most of the...

I don't know about you, but I am getting ready to eat a piece of pumpkin pie and watch a movie with my wife. I don't have time to blog. sorry.

" Godliness deals with who I am; contentment deals with what I have. Godliness is being unsatisfied with my character formation in God, and contentment is being satisfied with what I possess in God. Together they add up to great gain. -- James MacDonald

This is the first passage in the Bible that I really read. I mean REALLY! I had looked in the Bible lots of times. But I had never really read it. Note the verse that says "even the demons also believe and tremble." That word believe is the same word that you find in John 3:16. What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? ... faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that–and shudder. You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scri...

One of my biggest regrets is not going into the military. It never fails, every time there is a Veteran's Day Chapel, or Memorial Day... 4th of July... etc. Anything patriotic stirs up feelings of regret. One possible reason that I regret not joining the military could be that I truly respect those who have fought in the military. I honor their decision to join when they were able to. And many of them are truly respectable people. Maybe it is because of their service that they are respectable, or maybe it is usually the respectable people that join up. It is quite possibly a little bit of both. Another possibility is that I have a deep desire to be pleasing to my dad. My dad was (and always will be) a marine. He is a Vietnam War Veteran, and proud of it. And I have to say that I am too. I still consider joining the reserves. I just recently found out that they will still accept you up to the age of 35. If I could work it into my summer schedule, I would do it....

It has been long thought that Yellow Dye #5 has certain side-effects... But according to the Mountain Dew's Q&A page , that is simply not true! ...so drink on! Do the Dew! Slurp that Mountain Dew down.

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." -- Phil. 2:1-5

Thanks to following the blog of the cynical tyrant, I found a link that would rate how good or evil my site is... Well, here are the results-- hmmm... Does this mean that my site is 38% evil?

I am going to start another series. I will try not to have them on the same day again. I have just felt like bloggin today. My mind is reeling. This series is something that has been in my head for a long time. There are several verses in the Bible that I am not quite sure what they mean, but they are both convictingf and frightening. Many of these verses seem to contradict other places in the Bible. But God's word is inspired, so there is no contradiction. Some might say that we need to seek to find the answer to these supposed contradictions. I would disagree. Here is a quote from John MacArthur that goes right along with what I would say, Because we cannot stand the tension of mystery, paradox, or antinomy, we are inclined to adjust what the Bible teaches so that it will fit our own systems of order and consistency. But that presumptuous approach is unfaithful to God's Word and leads to confused doctrine and weakened living. It should be noted that other essentia...

I have decided to start a new series of personality types that could drive a sane person crazy. I can think of three or four right off of the top of my head. But I will force myself to save them for later. Today I will give you the first type. Personality Abnormalities #1 The "That's nothin'!" guy -- This personality is the type that feels that they need to give some input on everything. If they are in the room, you know it. They are probably putting down someone's story, with one of their own. They ususally start each and every sentence with the phrase, "That's nothin'!" Another name for this personality type is: A "one-upper" I chose this one first, because I have mentioned these types all of the time in my classes. My intention is not to dislike the people that have these traits. I find if amusing to talk about these types, but it would be wrong to dislike the person. Anybody that we encounter we should show them the Love...

Quote: "As punishment for my contempt for Authority, Fate has made me an authority myself." - Albert Einstein Examples: Some things that I have encountered recently in my job, which all relate to the above quote. A couple of weeks ago I gave a student Demerits for doing donuts in the parking lot... hmmm... Last Friday a student showed me a comic strip that he had drawn that included charicatures of me... hmmm... Today I didn't collect an assignment that was due at the beginning of class. About half way through the class I asked if anyone was currently working on the assignment. Sure enough, there was a student who fessed up... hmmm... There truly is nothing new under the sun.

Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it: his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and aggressiveness which would be murderous were he not so helpless. He's dirty, he has no morals, no knowledge, no developed skills. This means that all children, not just certain children but all children, are born delinquent. If permitted to continue in their self-centered world of infancy, given free reign to their impulsive actions to satisfy each want, every child would grow up a criminal, a thief, a killer, a rapist.

14 years ago today,   I met my girlfriend, my highschool sweetie,   my best friend, my maker of memories and   my sharer of memories, my co-laborer and   my co-dreamer, my soulmate and   my compensate, my fulfiller and completer,   my help-meet,   my counselor,     my lover,     my heart,       my soul,       my strength, my wife

Have you ever felt all alone? Even when you are around people. I think that if we were honest, we have all felt that way one time or another. Loneliness is interesting. What defines if we are lonely? I mean, I have been aboslutely alone before, and the feelings of loneliness were far, far away. And then I could be in the middle of a group of people, not alone at all, and not had the slightest feeling of loneliness. Being alone does not make us lonely. Well then, what is it? There are many in this world that feel alone all of the time. They feel as if they are on a deserted island, with nobody there to talk to. They mull through their day, with their plastic smiles on and nobody would know it, but they think that they are alone. I know that when I feel the loneliest, it is usually when I think that noone is really understanding what I am going through. I feel like I as sending up signal flares and strarting big bonfires, and the passing ships don't even take notice of it...

The school has now gone online. because of that I will be trying to make my personal page look a little better. I am new at the whole website construction thing, so it might take awhile for it to start looking nice. I have also figured out how to add a pic to my blog. So as with anything new, I will probably overuse it for awhile, before I find a good balance. can't talk anymore now.

I don't normally just put in a commentary style blog, but I think that I am going to give it a good healthy attempt today. I just finished reading several blogs of people that I don't know. Some of them were quite interesting. I love to see what the different titles are, and how people choose to describe themselves. Sometimes it is difficult to read other people's blogs because you don't know anything about them. Some people write very extensive blogs, and it always seems like they are better bloggers, just because they have more to say. (That is why I am trying to write such an extensive blog today.) I have also noticed that this blog thing is addictive. I am constantly thinking about what I could blog about. Most of the time it is something ridiculous. I would like to think that there are a few good ones in there too. (Like the ones about Son 1, or the poems about my wife.) I would like to blog more, but it seems that sometimes my schedule is a little too cons...

Psalm 15 "LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken." Always a convicting Psalm... Here is one more Psalm Psalm 36 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. Even on his bed he plots evil; he commits himself to a sinful course and does not reject what is wrong. Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heav...

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(To the tune of Truckin' by the Grateful Dead) Bloggin' I got my words typed in, Keep bloggin' like the dew-dah man Together, write more or less a line Just keep bloggin' on I sit down and let all of my thoughts spill out My fingers move, not quite sure to where-a-bouts, I let them clickety-clack while my brain breathes out Look at me now - pop - another gray hair Bloggin', like the dew-dah man Once told me "You got to blog your mind Sometimes those thoughts ain't worth a dime If you don't write 'em down" Sometimes, the good times all fallin' on me Other times, I'm on the bad-time sea Lately, it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been What in the world, ever became of free time No study hall, not a minute called mine Unless they all leave, to go work for Troy Grimes Another bell rings, oh, ain't it a shame Bloggin', up to my elbows Been thinkin' you got to mellow slow It takes time; you pick a place to grow And ...

I would like to thank you all for your support. Because you are the ones who have made this possible. On Oct. 1, I had 69 page views in one day. And on oct. 8, I had 57 pageviews. I have a grand total of 644 pageviews since the beginning of my blog. First I would like to thank my wife for inspiring me to write these entries and for getting me started on the blogging. I would also like to thank all of my students. You are the ones who have made the harmless thoughts blog popular, and you all have also inspired several entries. I would like to thank all of the people at blogger and the people at google who have supported me from the beginning with their easy to use programming. I would like to thank Stephanie and Emily for their awe-inspiring blogs. I would like to thank Miss Wiebe for inspiring so many others to take up the blogging challenge. I want to thank blogskins for the free designs that they offer. I would also like to thank amanda's announcement, emily...

The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind. --Jacques Martin Barzun As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality --Albert Einstein The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.The great teacher inspires. --William Arthur Ward Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper. --David Hilbert Mathematics is written for mathematicians. --Nicholaus Copernicus Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach. --Albert Einstein Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. --Jacques Barzun Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not make messes in the house. --Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love", (Robert A. Heinl...

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. --Theodore M. Hesburgh Platonic love is like an inactive volcano. --Andre Pevost If you love something, set it free; if it comes backs it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was --Richard Bach It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving. --Mother Teresa The quality of love and the duration of a relationship are in direct proportion to the depth of the commitment by both people to making the relationship successful. Commit yourself wholeheartedly and unconditionally to the most important people in your life. --Brian Tracy A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path --Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfe...

(I know this is a long entry, I'm very sorry, but nobody is making you read it... right?) Every once in awhile you might see something in your kids that reminds you of yourself. That happened to me today while I sat and watched Sam. We were sitting in the McDonald's play park area today. We had just had lunch. (2 happy meals, ketchup only, milk to drink; 1 extra value meal #1, diet coke) and while I was letting Son 2 chew on some fries, I sat and watched Son 1. While I was watching him I noticed that he went from kid to kid, saying little things, trying to get them to follow him down the slide or chase him through the tunnels. He was looking for a friend. Now Son 1 is picky about a lot of things, but when it comes to his friends, it doesn't seem to matter what they look like or who they are. Normally it is the first kid that will play with him. (I have watched him do this several times.) Most of the time it is a younger kid that he ends up playing with. He might sta...

"When you die, you will leave everything you have --- you will take everything you are." - Dr. Bob Taylor "You can't take it with you --- but if you could, it would melt where some of you are going." - Billy Sunday "When I consider the cross and what He did, how can I consider anything I do as sacrifice." - Amy Carmichael

"...and may the best man win."

o.k....not many funny things have happened to me lately, but I have to grin when I reflect on this one. The song listed below is by Rich Mullins, and I have found great comfort in it for many years. It has been a balm to me through fear, depression, loss, mistakes and heartbreak. The ironic, or maybe not so much ironic, thing about the deal is that I have been singing a line of it wrong the whole time. SO, I get on here to blog about it and find that the word I have been belting out in the car IS NOT THERE!!! Anyway, my favorite line is.... "He's been there before and he knows what it's like...you'll find He's there." I have been under the belief that it says..."You'll find ease there." Frankly, I like my version better and I know that if Rich were still here he would change it for sure. I know this because after years of listening to this artist's music, I sense we have identical hearts...at least in the early, 20- something, ...

with your red tomato sauce and your long lovely noodles, you remind me of sweaters on little white poodles. O I love to eat you (not referring to the canines, but to those lovely noodles with the ground up bovines.) I'll poke my fork in and give a little twirl, splattering tiny red dots, all over that girl, sitting right beside me in her dress shirt of white looking extremely mad and overflowing with spite. She doesn't love you spaghetti the exact way I do when at the restaurant she never orders you In fact, I think she's leaving, "Hey where you goin', don't you like spaghetti, with the cheese overflowin'?" Well, there she goes the women are always leavin' while into my mouth spaghetti mounds I'm heavin'. -me

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"People are passionate about what they put their effort into..." - Pastor Doug Helmer

Psalm 62 1 My soul finds rest in God alone ; my salvation comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 3 How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down- this leaning wall, this tottering fence? 4 They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah 5 Find rest, O my soul, in God alone ; my hope comes from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah 9 Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. 10 Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; ...

maybe its her eyes, so warm, so blue. maybe not at all, I don't know, but I love her. maybe its her face, beautiful, but stern. maybe its not that, I'm not sure, but I love her. maybe its her ears, attentive, and careful. could be something else, I can't say, but I love her. maybe its her lips. forming kisses and instructions. not sure if this is it, it could be, why I love her. maybe its her laughter, rich and full, ever contagious though I strive to hear it, even sorrow, helps me love her. maybe its her hands, gentle and helpful working until weary, even lazy, I always love her. could it be her wit? so quick, so sharp I'd hate to do without it, but without it, I'd still love her. maybe its her body, I can't deny it, I sure like it. it only got me started, toward the reasons, why I love her. maybe shes so smart, she'd never say it, but its true. I couldn't know so much, but I know, I still love her. maybe its her love, steadfast... though shaken though ...

we live in a real world, a world that wants to tear us apart, a world of hate, sin, and deception. our world. we exist in this phase of reality, and no matter what people say or want or believe, here we are. in our world some people get hurt and some people die; some people strive for things their whole life... and never get them, our world. in our world many people will give 110% ... and lose; a quarter back might throw his last great pass of his career, and watch it be intercepted, the sun will go up and the sun will go down and justice will never be seen by some; while others may never see their rescuer arrive or experience the hero of the story riding in to save the day. our world. in our world many people live very lonely lives. some people never get that second chance to make things right. while others may live and never know love or true friendship our world, our home. this is our world, this is where we live and this is what we face there is no getting around it. our world, our...

O my son, You were born in a world that hates you, And I swear I will never forsake you, But there was a Father centuries ago Who watched His beloved Son die. O my son, I am weak and I'm trembling, For the Lord I am always remembering. O what a strong shepherd holds you in His arms! He'll break you and make you His own, and then take you home. Well, if I could I would protect you from what you will see. This world may promise love and beauty but it lied to me. And I will show you, if you will listen, And I will promise to listen, too. Yes, there are some who love the lies. They will kill you if they can, Though you speak the truth in love. They will hate you like The Man -- Jesus. Although He was God, He allowed Himself broken for you. And, if I could I would protect you from what you will see. This world just might seem so alive but it's dead to me. And I will teach you, if you will hear me, And I will promis...

a quote "Love is not primarily a feeling, Love is a conscious choice to seek to meet the needs of others..." - Steve Viars

the boys 7:00 am - woke up to the noise of the boys 7:45 am - the boys finished off the package of extra large honey buns which I purchased for myself 8:30 am - left with the boys to go to Wal-Mart to get an oil change on the van 9:45 am - have looked at shoes, clothes, toys, tools, garden supplies, and a few other things... the van is almost done 10:00 am - on our way to Columbian Park, after finding out that the oil could not get changed on the van because they have a policy that says that they cannot change the oil if there is a rubber temporary plug in the oil pan... oh well 11:45 am - played at the park and looked at the animals ; on our way to McDonald's for some burgers, fries, drinks, and the playpark 1:00 pm - leaving McDonald's to go home altogether a good day... I love those boys

Last night as I was on my way to bed, I stopped by my son's room. I went inside and saw that he was still awake (as usual) so I crawled into bed beside him. All evening he had been asking me to play with him... I never did. I had been "too tired" or "too busy" or "talking to mommy" or lame excuse, lame excuse, lame excuse... After I crawled into bed with him, he snuggled up to me. I whispered in his ear, "I am so sorry that I didn't play with you tonight." I was getting ready to say some more, but before I could, he reached over and put his hand on my face, and said, "That's ok daddy, I forgive you." We talked for a little while longer, and then I went to bed. It was a sweet moment that I won't forget for a long time. Even though I don't think of him this way very often, he is not only my son, he is also one of my truest friends. I usually don't use absolute words, but let me tell you a couple of "always...

"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs." - Jonah (from inside the belly)

I love... green VW beetles passing notes in class driving around until 2:00 in the morning staying up really, really late watching movies and hanging out with friends ... because I love you. I love... long distance relationships driving far to watch a late movie giving instructions on driving a stick writing extra long love letters and paying huge phone bills ... because I love you. I love... sleeping two hours a day working all hours of the night trips to Chicago a band called Worm and learning about Keith & Rich ... because I love you. I love... working third shift taking care of a whining puppy stopping by the office with snacks & root beer sleeping 4 hours a night and eating mexican food for breakfast ... because I love you. I love... five and a half hour drives going to school & skipping chapel meeting new friends sleeping 5 hours a night changing diapers watching movies whenever there's time being poked with a needle crying, laughing, praying exhaustion... depress...

"As punishment for my contempt for authority, Fate has made me an authority myself." --Albert Einstein

The artistic types are very very interesting, they always seem to have that most interesting thing to say, and they seem to be able to word things in a way that is most fitting to any situation, and when they have fully expressed themselves you sit back and admire their thinking. The only problem is that when you truly begin to ponder, the pondering begins to reveal that in reality their depth is absolutely full of shallow. The artistic types have fooled us all. For the most part they know nothing of reality. Theirs is one that could never exist and should never exist. Where true love is rare and spirituality a gift. The artistic types have fooled us all. The real is composed of dirt and sweat, blood, difficulty and grossness, choices, boredom, and beauty. In the real, true love and spirituality are a choice away there they are just sitting there waiting to have coffee with you and wondering when you will stop hitting the snooze button. the real is me the real is you the real is God th...

Have you ever had a moment of clarity? You know, one of those fleeting moments when all of the vain/empty things of life seem to fade away. That one sweet moment when all of the important things of life come into perfect focus. When absolute truth reigns in your mind and you have a true vision of reality. You relish in it and have that dreamers hope that that moment will stay. I wish I could have one of those. They sound nice.

i teach jr. high boys p.e. and one of my favorite sites to see is when they run oh boy, its fun to teach jr. high boys p.e. - me

I love what I do, because I choose to love it. Why do you love the things that you love? Why do you think the things that you think? Have you ever even asked yourself these questions? Just a thought...