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The Queensland floods have caused havoc and heartbreak for many, and it will continue for a long time. Right now, the water has subsided, but homes which were flooded, are now covered, floor to ceiling, in a thick, dark, smelly mud. Everything, walls, furniture, appliances, all covered in it. It looks like a chocolate factory gone mad. How they will make these...

It is said (sometimes in my musings as well) that nothing is constant in life. Life has its up and downs, its ying and yang. For those who are mathematically inclined, it is often compared to a sine wave. Not only are we told that; we also experience it in our own lives and see it in the lives of others around us. It is also described in Ecclesiastes 3 which starts with that well known verse:...

One of my Video Guitar Lessons 2011 Taste Of Oviedo (sampler) An Original Song - "If You Won't Leave Me (I'll Find Someone Who Will)Can you guess the genre? Another Original Song - "If It Looks Like a Duck, It Must Be Love!"

With the warm weather coming quickly, I'd just like to share a reminder of why we should all make sure our children and grandchildren take swimming lessons! It was my second season teaching Sarina swimming lessons. Now 26 months old, she was progressing very well. One day, her babysitter brought her to swim lessons. During the lesson, she asked me what I thought the baby would do if she...

Lessons not learned have a habit of re-presenting themselves—at the worst possible time. I like to joke that God puts a pebble in my path to get my attention. If that doesn’t work, I get a rock to trip over. If that doesn’t alert me, a boulder soon appears headed in my direction. Only after I’ve been run over do I ask myself the question: what lesson am I supposed to...