My children are a promise… A promise I made to God; a promise I made to me; and ultimately to them. His promise of “Grace” means that even when we fall, He is there to catch us. No matter how far we wander, He is there, waiting for us to come back. As this promiseContinue reading “My children are a promise…”
Author Archives: Bosco O'Brian
And then my heart left me and went out into the world on its own…
I have heard it said that raising a child is like making a conscious choice to voluntarily take your heart from out of your chest and allow it to run carelessly and willy-nilly throughout the cosmos with reckless abandon. It is the visceral equivalent of giving consciousness to a part of yourself that is henceforth goingContinue reading “And then my heart left me and went out into the world on its own…”
STEM is a stick; STEAM is a source of energy!
So our ability to educate and fully round out our youth has been reduced to a convenient acronym that is another work for a stick… Sad indeed but a growing and pervasive challenge being faced all across the country. We are blessed here in the Lakota School Districts that the water level has not risenContinue reading “STEM is a stick; STEAM is a source of energy!”
Laughter; the Shortest Distance…
Thought for the day: I was sitting in church this morning thinking about a couple of things that have been a bit of a drag lately… then it occurred to me that most of us come into this world crying and most of us go out of this world surrounded by people crying (if we’reContinue reading “Laughter; the Shortest Distance…”
E pluribus unum
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” – Barry Goldwater (1964). Wrong idea then. Wrong idea now. Sometimes I get frustrated at the graying of the line between American Exceptionalism and Extremism.Continue reading “E pluribus unum”
The Times They Are A Changing
As my son gets ready to begin his university experience at The Harvard on the Hocking, Ohio University in a couple of weeks and I get prepared to write the big, fat check, I worry for the people his age and ultimately our nation. I watched as the school system here systematically removed music, art,Continue reading “The Times They Are A Changing”
Penny Funnel Looks Like Life
So, as I was rereading all the posts on my status for yesterday, an image came to mind. It was one of those spiral vortex things that always used to be around the checkout areas of restaurants or in museums and other places for coaxing you out of your spare change. You know, those big,Continue reading “Penny Funnel Looks Like Life”
Year – Month – Week – Day…
Do you remember when a year took a year, a month took a month, a week took a week and a day took a whole day? Here we are staring at August — the end of the summer — almost back to school — and I don’t think I have all the Christmas decorations putContinue reading “Year – Month – Week – Day…”
21 Problems All Sarcastic People Will Understand
Your sense of humor could be described as an “acquired taste.” Sarcasm slips out of your mouth so often that you often forget you’re doing it. You have to tell people when you’re being serious, because they’re so used to you making jokes. And since your default is sarcasm, you have a hard time turningContinue reading “21 Problems All Sarcastic People Will Understand”
That’s me in the crowd…
I put this image up because it is one of the images most of us think of when we think of this day. However, I challenge you to find a different image today… See yourself in today… see yourself in Judas, sharing His table, and then betraying Him. Or in the soldiers and temple police,Continue reading “That’s me in the crowd…”
Why Eye Write 