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Quotes. Bumper stickers. Those simple but profound one-liners can pack a powerful punch. But some like, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade” can at times be annoying — similar to the feeling I get when my brother texts me the sunny Florida weather report in the midst of a winter ice storm. The same loving, albeit sometimes irritating sibling and his wife recently sent me a lemon tree as a thank-you, assuring me it will grow indoors. The note inside contained a familiar t

I became speechless the moment I met Dawn Finbloom. By some “coincidence” I ended up having coffee with her days after my first newspaper column, “No Permanent Damage,” went to print. In it, I wrote some time-tested advice to help college students avoid making poor choices — choices that could land them in jail or the hospital. Ironically, there I was face-to-face with someone living the reality of a bad decision that had caused the ultimate “permanent damage” to her son, Bre

I have issues. Most require treatment, sometimes medication. My most pressing chronic problem is located in my neck and back, so visits to the chiropractor have become a normal part of my weekly routine. Adjustments are needed to get my parts back in alignment — I just wish they would stick. Unfortunately, my physical body isn’t the only thing out of whack — I often need internal adjustments too. In a sermon he preached on November 18, 2012, Pastor Aaron Brockett reminded me