Category Archives: Life

Lego Kidsfest Cincinnati 2012

I have come to believe engaging in the act of creation brings out the best in many of us. Granted, that’s not a hard and fast rule, but I witnessed something amazing this past weekend when I attended the 2012 … Continue reading

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And they call us the typical ones

As some of you may know, my youngest sister Rebekah has Downs Syndrome. She is sweet, bright, funny, loving, and unfettered by the things the rest of us constantly struggle with in all the ways one would expect a kid … Continue reading

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Philosophy: Working ourselves to death to bore ourselves to death

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his soul? –Mark 8:26 (paraphrase) Over the past several decades, I believe society has convinced itself of an insidious lie: that the goal of life is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Philosophy: Knowing one’s place

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realise you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert. — Jacques Cousteau For just as the body is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Philosophy: Finding your own way

It has been an interesting experience for me over the past couple of years as I have come to realize that the place and undertakings I have arrived at seem to have been somehow intended for me all along. This … Continue reading Continue reading

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