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full of life
Stuart Scott died yesterday. He was 49. I got the news while I was sitting at the organ during church. Since then, I’ve watched a few interviews of those who knew him professionally and personally. They all seem to say the same thing: There wasn’t a nicer guy. No one had a bad thing to…
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Herbie the misfit
mis-fit (noun) something that does not fit or that fits badly. Well, there you have it. I’m a misfit. No ifs, ands or buts about it. I was in denial for many years, but now I know it describes me perfectly. While I was watching one of my all-time favorite holiday shows (Rudolph the Red-nosed…
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about with doubt
With the holiday season now upon us, I have been preparing for a winter concert at my middle school. Things are little different this year than other years. For starters, this is the most songs that any of my choirs have done in my 10 years of teaching (five songs). We’re singing a combination of challenging…
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maybe now’s a good time

Maybe now’s a good time to tell you about something that happened long ago. Back in 2nd grade, I was given a homework assignment that said I had to write 10 sentences talking about myself. Certainly, I thought that this would be a minuscule task for then 2nd grade Herbie. Well, I was wrong, a little. At…
