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Category Archives: humor

A Funny Reminder to be Thankful!

By caryschmidt | November 26, 2009

Several weeks ago, a dear friend sent me this story and the encouragement that follows. I repost it here, on Thanksgiving Day in hopes that it will encourage you.
Two old friends met each other on the street one day.  One looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears.  His friend asked, “What has the world [...]

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Overworked or Under-Appreciated?

By caryschmidt | November 20, 2009

In today’s staff meeting, Dr. Mark Rasmussen shared this humorous and sobering reminder of how good we really have it! I’m not sure of its source, but it’s a great reminder!
If you ever start to feeling overworked, over-regulated, under-leisured, under-benefited—take heart. This notice was found in the ruins of a London office building. It was [...]

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10 Random Lessons from Vacation

By Cary Schmidt | August 8, 2009

God just gave our family a wonderful vacation together. We spent time with family and friends on the East Coast—particularly New York. In looking back over the trip, I thought I would share some lessons learned—mostly serious, and some not so serious. The list could be longer, but for the sake of brevity—here goes:
1. Life [...]

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Groundbreaking Time Management Starter Kit

By Cary Schmidt | June 25, 2009

Only for Those Looking for a Simple First Step Towards a More Productive Life

Ok—this one is just for laughs, but I couldn’t resist! This past Sunday our Pastor’s son, Larry Chappell, preached a message in our PM service and used this photo from Skymall magazine as a part of an illustration of ridiculous products. I [...]

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Sweet Revenge on My 17 Year Old!

By caryschmidt | January 19, 2009

Stuff I’m Planning to Do to My Son’s Car—Now that He Has One!

Well, I’m officially old! My seventeen-year-old son now has a car and this post is strictly for your comic relief! Lance worked hard and saved, and it was a joy to help get a car for him as a graduation gift. It’s a nice, [...]

Also posted in family | Tagged humor, parenting, teen life | 11 Comments

Learning to Laugh With and At Each Other

By Cary Schmidt | November 27, 2008

A Little Helpful Insight from Our Family Antics

Yesterday, a little after noon, we finally loaded up in the car and began our traditional, annual family trek to Northern California for Thanksgiving. We’ve made this trip eighteen times now, so we’ve gone from “middle-of the-night-driving” with kids in diapers to “middle-of-the-day-driving” with kids watching Buzz Lightyear [...]

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