by sworel | Mar 7, 2011 | 2011, Musings
My bedroom overlooks a local public elementary school. The other day I was delayed heading off to the office and so I got to eavesdrop and listen to all the morning announcements at the school. The principal mentioned the student of the week, encouraged everyone to...
by sworel | Feb 28, 2011 | 2011, Musings
I am a big time sports fan. I am fascinated with all the applications of real life that come from observing our sports heroes. As spring training has begun in major league baseball, a story about the Detroit Tiger star, Miguel Cabrera has surfaced about his most...
by sworel | Feb 21, 2011 | 2011, featured, Musings
Have you ever struggled with a bad case of homesickness? I remember my first mission trip to Mongolia. After an interesting flight from Beijing on China Air (with our dental charts taped to our chests for ease of identification), we spent about two weeks in and around...
by sworel | Feb 7, 2011 | 2011, Musings
I was born right handed, but in the middle of my junior year in high school, I tried to change that. I am not entirely sure why, I just thought it would be cool to be left handed. So, I switched my watch to my right hand, tried to hold my fork in the other hand and...
by sworel | Jan 31, 2011 | 2011, Musings
Laughter is an incredible “encourager.” As the Bible says, “a cheerful heart is like medicine…” (Prov. 17:22). And in my experience, the very best laughter happens when we laugh at ourselves! Last weekend, I read a little book that had me...
by sworel | Jan 24, 2011 | 2011, Musings
According to Yahoo News (Jan. 17, 2011) a group of more than 100 scientists recently reported that “California faces the risk of a massive super storm that could flood a quarter of the state’s homes and cause $300-400 billion in damage. Researchers point...
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