Reflections

Why Having a Terrible Memory Can be a Really Good Thing

by Shawn January 2, 2012

Forgetfulness gets a bad rap. Don’t believe me? Try forgetting your spouse’s birthday, forgetting to switch your license over to the new state where you live, or forgetting to set your alarm for a final exam. You’ll quickly discover that forgetfulness is not appreciated or esteemed. But for many people, forgetting isn’t the thing that’s [...]

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A Reminder to Fathers for 2012

by Shawn December 30, 2011

The three-year-old boy stumbled through the field behind the horse-drawn equipment. His father drove the plow, turning up the dirt, staring straight ahead at the back of the horses as if the future of the planet depended on him never looking away. Sometimes the young boy tripped and fell in the deep, fresh furrows, muddying [...]

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What Do You Believe About the Coming Year?

by Shawn December 29, 2011

What do you believe about yourself in regards to the coming year? Do you believe there is no way out of your current life? Do you believe that this could be the year when your untapped potential rises to the surface? What do you believe? “When we bring people to believe differently, they really do [...]

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What a Commercialized and Chaotic Christmas Taught Me

by Shawn December 27, 2011

I like to complain a lot about the commercialization of the Christmas season. Long lines at department stores. Christmas sales. Companies capitalizing on our every fear and insecurity to prod us into spending money we don’t have. The constant barrage of messages is mind-numbing.

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The Story of an Adoption Hearing

by Shawn December 22, 2011

It’s not too late for you to win your own copy of my latest book, “My Amish Roots.” Simply join my email list over on the right hand sidebar. Tomorrow I’ll be picking two more subscribers to give copies to, and on December 30th one lucky subscriber will win one copy of each of my [...]

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The Incarnation in the Midst of Chaos

by Shawn December 19, 2011

Three or four ornaments have fallen under the tree, byproducts of Sam’s curiosity. From where I’m sitting, I now realize the missing sippy cups are under the coffee table. Coats hang from the backs of most of the dining room chairs. Cade is asleep on the sofa, wrapped in his blanket like a mummy. Some [...]

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The Best Birthday Present

by Shawn December 16, 2011

Just before the baby entered the world about six months ago, the nurses covered all the mirrors in the delivery room with sheets and dimmed the lights, like superstitious ancients. They piled pillows on the mother’s ripe stomach. All of this so that she wouldn’t see the girl-child when she emerged into the world. 

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