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Weddings and marriages are both projects but probably not something we should compare.

No need for fanfare, disaster has been quietly averted. You’re welcome

Our church started a program a few years ago where they encouraged us to choose one word to focus on for the year. The following is a midyear report I was asked to give on my “one word” for 2016.

Ellipses, those three dots we sometimes end a statement with, whether printed or spoken, throw the doors open wide and then…

When you’ve been through as many Christmases as I have the clues that it’s that time of year are pretty hard to miss.

Admitting my wasteful ways, I resolve not to let further opportunities slip into the abyss.

At weddings the groomsmen leave their tuxes hanging on their chairs during the reception. Old guys like me don’t take ours off.

Today’s trip back in time to the land of 13 years old is sponsored by our partners Teen Angst and Team Awkward. The bitterness and amazement are thrown in for free.

Sometimes we get ourselves into situations that aren’t at all what we’re cut out to do or what we expected and they end up being highly educational.

Successful marriages are far from a straight-line path to bliss. They require constant nurturing and saying “I do” over and over.