Understanding Depression
Years ago, when we were young, my brother Gene had a dance band for which I played. He asked an attractive teenage girl to sing with his band, but she never got to do so. Her mother just had a baby and was suffering from post-partum depression. Her husband often spent his evenings at a tavern. One night, after... >Read More
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Starting Over: Facing the Future after Significant Loss
February 13th fell on a Tuesday that year, but it seemed like my unlucky day.
My wife of twenty years was divorcing me; it would be final in two days. February 1, my employer had shown me the door—on the twenty-fifth anniversary of my employment. Now, on February 13, I was in my physician’s office getting test results. Unaware of... >Read More
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Rusty Wright,
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Attorney's Advice - No Charge
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice. A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone... >Read More
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Church, a Hardened Heart, Alcohol and Hope
I'd like to tell you that what you’re about to read is really important and is going to impact your life. The truth is, I'm probably not going to tell you anything you haven't heard before, but let me encourage you to read it anyway.
Raised in a Christian home
I was raised on a dairy farm in the Fraser Valley... >Read More
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addictions,
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Frank Krause,
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A Prodigal's Story
I was just sixteen years old when my father kicked me off the family farm.
There was no great ceremony to it. One day he simply drove me to the highway and dropped me off. Suddenly, I was on my own.
I wasn’t sure what to do next, and I had no place to go. I found work at a meat... >Read More
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Art Dueck,
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Dad, Can I Have the Keys?
I remember during my relished years as a teenager, my dad would at times let my brother Jeff, and I take turns borrowing his car.
It was my dad’s dream car - a robin egg blue ‘65 Convertible Mustang.
His pride and joy.
There was not another one like it in our driving vicinity, so it caught the attention of many.
Back... >Read More
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Kathy Beres,
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parenting,
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The Man's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, and Life
Former police officer and expert hunter Manley McCorkell sat down with MenTodayOnline to talk about hunting, fears and the things that make life worth living.
MTO: When did you start hunting?
MC: I got my first deer when I was 12 years old. For me, hunting is a way of life. I love being out in the wilderness, appreciating nature and... >Read More
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How to Talk to the Broken Hearted
Not sure why you are going through this personal tragedy? Searching for... >more
Heart Problems: A Dad Shaped Hole
Not every girl gets to be Daddy's little girl. Many are missing... >more
What Do You Fear?
