Derek on December 28th, 2009

Did you know a rule, an expectation, and/or a boundary creates an environment for individuals to be secure in reaching their utmost potential?  Many of you may have answered that question with a resounding “Of course I knew that!”.  However, let’s think about this a bit.  Our culture and society consistently promotes the “Rebel without [...]

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Derek on December 24th, 2009

Santa has never visited the Cheek home on Christmas but, that sure doesn’t stop us from celebrating like he did.  Christmas is a very special time for us where we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and we celebrate each other.  I usually take two weeks off from work and make sure time [...]

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Derek on December 17th, 2009

What a strange and very sad story.
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How does a 4 year old know how to break child safety latches, open a beer, and break into a house to steal presents?  Obviously, he has been exposed to all kinds of negative influences.  Exposed enough to know what to do to go to jail.  His motivation to do wrong [...]

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Derek on December 13th, 2009

First let me say I am not a handy man.  I don’t have very many tools and the ones I do have don’t get used much.  I was challenged to reframe and put new trim on an open area within a wall that separates our family room from the kitchen.  How hard could this be [...]

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