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Potatoes for Your Father’s Day Steak

Last year, I struggled with what to feed my spouse for Father’s Day. I wanted it to be unique, different, and delicious. I wanted it to be a four star meal. . .but I wanted the kids to help. (And yes, four star meal and kids helping generally don’t go in the same sentence.) After all my contemplating, I finally decided on making enchiladas–my husband’s favorite dish. Now this year, there is no such dilemma. We are going to my in-laws and so no doubt, we will be inundated with good food. (My mother-in-law could seriously give Martha Stewart a … Continue reading →

Derrie-Air Ready for Take-Off

It’s an airline that would have been thoroughly embraced by Bart Simpson and his dad Homer, but alas it turns out that a new carrier called Derrie-Air, which purportedly charged passengers by the pound, is as fictional as the big-eyed, yellow-skinned characters from animated Springfield. Only not everyone who saw the ads for the fake airline knew they were a joke. D’Oh! Late last week millions of unsuspecting readers of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News opened their newspapers to see ads for a new airline called Derrie-Air, which offered a way to save big on summer travel. According … Continue reading →

Men’s Group

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Recently, I had just finished a men’s Bible study group. We completed a Bible study guide for Tony Dungy’s book, Quiet Strength. I had finished the book around the time my son had his Scoliosis surgery. The book was excellent. I found the study to be very helpful. One of the most important aspects of the study was that we met together as a group of men and could share our common interests and concerns. There’s something about meeting with a group of men, swapping manly stories, and encouraging one another. One of the things we talked about in the … Continue reading →