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by Kevin Burton I started school in Bermuda. So I don’t know if this was a thing stateside. But a box toward the bottom of my kindergarten and first grade report cards read: “Uses Time Wisely.” Funny, I remember that, but I don’t recall what my teachers wrote in that box. I …
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by Kevin Burton Just so you know, I did not write these little gems I am going to share today, though I could have. It’s the kind of smart-alecky stuff that sounds like something I would say, and perhaps I will write my own list like this someday, but for this stuff, not …
by Dictionary Scoop English is part of the Germanic language family, while French is a Romance language. At first glance, one would think that they don’t have much in common, right? But this is not the case; French has influenced our language in many ways, including our vocabulary. Today, ten common English words that have …
by Kevin Burton There is a right way and a wrong way to bring our concerns to God, according to a Christian social worker. Laura Kuehn, LCSW, writing on the website cornerstonesforparents.com, points to the book of Joel in drawing a distinction between grumbling and complaining. This is a passage from Joel …
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by Kevin Burton You have a superpower that you might not know about; the power to make another person glow. So says a “happiness expert” quoted on CNBC. Stephanie Harrison, founder of The New Happy, writes that using nine phrases will instantly brighten someone’s day. She says we underestimate how happy someone …
by Kevin Burton Who’s hungry for some quibbles and bits?!… The cat litter my cats use is called Vibrant Life, which strikes me as funny. Vibrant Life sounds more like a megachurch. Vibrant Life a kind of paper litter, which at first did not strike me as funny. It’s more expensive than …
by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you a funny story, then tell you what it means to me beyond the humor. My friend Tracy sent me the story. Not sure where she got it. It is told from the perspective of a school-aged child: “Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, I …
by Kevin Burton How are things going at work? It’s a simple question. But before you answer, let’s define what it means to “get ahead” with some principles from the Bible. To get God’s wisdom and promises from the Bible, you must first read it. Those who don’t, stand a good chance …
by Kevin Burton There is one much overdue good deed I will not get to do. I was looking through my language arts books for a Spanish text I got from my sister. The text was actually property of Wichita West High School and should have been returned to them. I never …
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