Mythbusters and Heaven

I grew up on myths. Here are five of them: Myth 1: Swimming after eating causes debilitating cramps so wait at least 30 minutes. The truth behind this fable is all wet. Myth 2: Chewing gum stays in your stomach seven years. It doesn’t. Don’t swallow that myth. And don’t swallow other stuff either. People…

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Rebuilding My Greenhouse

What can we learn in the storms of life I learned about weather when I was a kid. About cold by licking a metal doorknob in December. About humidity when my brother locked me out of the house during a rainstorm. Our science teacher talked about cumulonimbus clouds. We nicknamed a guy cumulonimbus. Whenever we…

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Simple Resolutions

My gratitude for answered prayer My New Year’s resolution last year was to eat an apple a day. So that means I have just a few hours to eat 365 apples. One guy sent a note to friends on New Year’s Eve, “I have decided to put my past behind me. So if I owe…

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