Paul started smiling this week. Not little I-think-I’m-happy smiles, but great big I-really-like-you grins. We had fun one morning capturing them on camera, but I enjoy just enjoying them better . It is a new feeling to have my very own baby smiling at me. Everyone loves baby smiles. I always did; but I never [...]

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What is happiness? According to the Miriam-Webster Dictionary it is: 1.obsolete : good fortune : prosperity 2.a: a state of well-being and contentment : joy b: a pleasurable or satisfying experience 3.felicity, aptness In the sense of this post, we mean definition 2a. Unhappiness, therefore, is a lack of well-being or contentment. Oops. Almost gave [...]

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Various theories have been propounded to me on why God makes babies cute. One common reason given is that babies are cute so we will take care of them. Another is that they are cute so we still love them even though they cause us so much trouble. I object to these theories for theological [...]

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