Archives: July 2012

YOUR DESTINY

July 31, 2012 - Miscellaneous

“You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.”  –Beth Moore

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR BEST IS GOOD ENOUGH

July 30, 2012 - Miscellaneous

How good is your best? Perhaps a more important question is—who decides what your best is?

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WHY YOU NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A TWO-HEADED CAMEL

July 27, 2012 - Parenting, Serious Struggles

You’ve probably heard that the only safe place around a camel is on its back. If you haven’t, you have now, even if there is no such thing as a two headed camel. But why?

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AMERICAN FATHER

July 26, 2012 - Men Only, Parenting

If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right. Bill Cosby

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SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

July 25, 2012 - Eminent Dangers, Parenting

Sports physicals are a matter of routine—most of the time. But what happens when they aren’t? The reason for performing sports physicals is to uncover medical problems that could present a potential risk during physical activity. What do we...

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CHARACTER

July 24, 2012 - Miscellaneous

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

July 23, 2012 - Miscellaneous

I would never have expected social media to be a large part of my life. Why the change? I’m active on Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, digg, LinkedIn, Google, Twylah, Pinterest, GoodReads, Shelfari, Squidoo, LibraryThing, ShoutLife, YouTube, and several others. Why...

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REMEMBERING GWEN

July 20, 2012 - Radical Hope, Serious Struggles

Two days from now marks the fourth anniversary of Gwen’s passing. Sometimes it feels like a different lifetime. But most of the time—it feels like I just woke up beside her in our apartment in New York City.

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ATTITUDE

July 19, 2012 - Miscellaneous

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. It is more important than facts, more important than the past. It is more important than education, money, or circumstances. Attitude is more important than...

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WHAT IF I HAVE CHEST PAIN?

July 18, 2012 - Eminent Dangers

If you’re having a heart attack, you’re having chest pain—right? Actually—there is a large group of people to whom this does not necessarily apply. I can guarantee we each know at least one person in that group.

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