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A magic time
Posted Thursday, October 6, at 4:12 PM I've always been a bit of a dreamer with interests in science fiction and fantasy, whether it be in the form of books or movies. I know now that I can't go through the closet into Narnia, but the little escapes from the everyday world are welcome now and then...
Lost and found Last time, I wrote about the misadventure of just getting my family to Disney. I've been told that for a lot of people that would have been the end of the trip. For us, it was just the beginning. When we had departed Kansas City, the pilot announced that there were storms in Orlando, but they would be cleared out by the time we got there. He was right on the first part, but wrong on the second...
Flying the friendly skies Almost a decade ago, when I was still a single man with no children, I took a weeklong trip to visit a high school friend who'd wound up living in Las Vegas. This was in the early days of "heightened security" and I didn't want to deal with any more stress or hassle than I absolutely had to...
Taking down the tree My old college roommate posted on Facebook last week that he had finally taken down his Christmas tree. One of mine has been down for weeks. Yes, that's right one. You see, in my household we celebrate holidays with all the enthusiasm of a kindergarten classroom. Our basement storeroom is filled with plastic storage crates packed with decorations for the various holidays and seasons...
Goats in totes My daughter Amanda is a kind and generous person and she has an especially soft spot for animals. Her love of God's creatures great and small is one of the primary reasons we have cats and dogs. And chickens. And ducks. And rabbits. And turkeys. And horses. And even more cats...
Years ago someone gave Amanda a couple of Ty stuffed animals. Not the Beanie Baby kind, but full-sized toy animals. Like most of the toys given to Amanda during that time period, this cat and dog were bright pink. When Ella and Saxon were born, the toys were among those Amanda donated to her new siblings. For whatever reason, Ella immediately bonded with the cat, which was christened "Fluffy Kitty."...
'Daddy Fix-It' One of the greatest moments in my life was when my twins said "daddy" for the first time. I had been a parent prior to this for years, but the youngest of my other children was four when Callie and met so I hadn't experienced anything like this yet...
What things we fear I'm not normally one given to panic attacks, but twice in the last month I have been gripped by a fear so all encompassing that when the moment had passed I was left shaken and on the verge of emotional collapse. I was trying to figure out what it was about these two seemingly unrelated occurrences that had made them have such a profound effect on me. Looking back I certainly couldn't remember being so deeply impacted emotionally...
Mega meal time One of the first things people ask about when they learn that I am part of a megafamily is what meals are like at my house. My stock answer is usually "It's like feeding time at the zoo." While there are some similarities, that answer is more glib than accurate...
Father's Day Growing up in the Ozarks can lead a person to have a few odd mental processes and I am no exception to this. For example, this Sunday is Father's Day and for me that brings back a memory clear as day: Hillbilly Days. For the uninformed, Hillbilly Days is an annual event held at Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon. The weekend includes music, food, crafts and a car show. According to the Internet, as many as 10,000 people attend...
Where do those socks go? A few years ago Callie and I purchased a new clothes dryer. And by new I mean never before owned by anyone else. We had had two dryers prior to that, but neither was new and one was well past its prime when it was given to us. But this dryer was brand-spanking-new, gleaming white and full of promise for soft dry clothes for years to come. A lot can change in two years...
An introduction I've been contemplating for some time now what to write about in this space provided to me as the editor of The Concordian. It hasn't been an easy decision to make. For the first year of my twins' lives I kept a parent blog. I thought about resuming it here. But, who besides my family would be interested in that?...
Musical genes I might not have mentioned this before, but I love music. I'm old enough to have purchased 45 rpm singles, but got serious about collecting music when cassettes were the medium of choice. My introduction to music came early, thanks to a similar love shared by parents and my father in particular. ...
I'm not that old... While my wife and I were cleaning up after dinner last night (something akin to mucking out a zoo pen after feeding time) I turned and felt a twinge of pain in my knee. I've had some trouble with my joints in the past, but usually after some sporting activity...
Our newspaper As an editor, I make hundreds of decisions that directly influence the outcome of each week's edition. I weigh each of these decisions using a number of criteria, but ultimately I navigate by a sense of feeling for what I truly and honestly believe is the best for the paper...
Insidious Invites "C****l invited you to join the Facebook group "NO I WILL NOT PAY $3.98 A MONTH TO USE FACEBOOK AS OF JULY 10TH 2010!"." It's a fascinating experience living in the modern age. Thanks to the Internet, I am able to find, contact and "friend" people I went to high school and college with. It allows us to reconnect in a way that was not possible a decade ago...
Bad politics There's an old expression "Never Discuss Politics or Religion." Apparently it's pretty popular. A Google search of those keywords brings up 86 million results (that's not an exaggeration, I looked it up to see). Despite this apparent popularity many bloggers, pundits and self-described thinkers of deep thoughts discuss politics and religion daily. I'd love to say that I am not one of those, but alas that would be a lie...
Sleep, or the lack thereof Sleep. It's a funny thing really. When I was in college, I gave it up to work on homework assignments that should have been finished (or at least started) sometime earlier. As a single man, I willingly shrugged off the need for sleep to pursue a social life...
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Chris Post is the Managing Editor of The Concordian. He has worked as a journalist and freelance writer since graduating from the University of Central Missouri. He lives on a small farm in rural Saline County with his wife and their seven children. He is a member of the Concordia Lions Club and a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol).
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