Ken Potts
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Take steps to control the Christmas frenzyDec 05, 2013 11:54 am - “’Tis the season to be jolly.” Only if “jolly” stands for “Jostled, Overwhelmed, Late, Limp and Yesterday (when everything was supposed to be done!).” It started Thanks...
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Giving to others improves your own outlook on lifeNov 24, 2013 5:00 am - By Ken Potts This is a Thanksgiving story worth retelling. A friend of mine was part of a turkey raffle through a service organization she belongs to. And, much to her s...
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In the end, it is really about love in our familiesNov 14, 2013 9:01 am - It was one of those days when I would have gladly traded my two youngest kids in for a pair of gerbils. They were sick enough to be kept inside, well enough to have too...
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Dealing with feelings that don’t fit the situationNov 08, 2013 11:31 am - “Hey, what are you so upset about?!” “I don’t know, but something is sure bothering me.” It probably happens to all of us. We find ourselves in a situation that ought to...
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Deciding how much we really need can be trickyNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. What — and how much — do we really need? Last week we took a look at this question from the perspective of the Asian ph...
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How much is enough? EnoughOct 24, 2013 11:34 am - Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. “He who recognizes that enough is enough will always have enough.” — Lao Tzu How much is enough? Enough to never feel hun...
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When women work, men should share the load at homeOct 17, 2013 11:00 am - How about a law requiring husbands do as much work around the house as their wives? If you read the same article I did, you know that 1) they tried it (in Cuba) awhile a...
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Kids don’t always understand what we meanOct 02, 2013 11:00 am - Our daughter Amy (then 4) was busy demonstrating her Biblical knowledge one evening as we drove home. After she told us the stories of “Noah,” “the baby Jesus,” and “God...
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Tips for avoiding wedding warfareSep 26, 2013 11:56 am - A current TV show is titled “Whose Wedding Is It, Anyway?” The premise is that planning a wedding is fraught with challenges and, too often, disappointments. And since ...
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Expect the unexpected out in the worldSep 19, 2013 12:00 pm - My mother was right. Always wear clean underwear. If you grew up in the Midwest, you probably heard the same thing from your mother. Of course, there was more to this wa...