there’s a new local blog just getting up and running, called “parents of special needs children.” kt, lou and rosjuane are the keepers of the gate, and each has a very special motivation for starting this site… read about that here. in addition to the website, they also have a myspace [...]

i was catching up on some blog reading, and came across a post from lou arnold about the concerns she had about starting to tithe, when her family’s finances are spread so thin (you’ll find this to be quite an understatement after reading her post). as i read the comment section, there was one [...]

here in our little town of monticello, we are facing an upcoming referendum on a 15 year renewal of an expiring one cent municipal sales tax, which has been in force for the past 10 years.  since i’ve only lived here for five years, i obviously didnt have a chance to vote on that one.  [...]

 i saw where jeff took this test, so i thought i’d give it a try.  dont know about the everyone knowing (or even thinking) that i’m a great guy part, but all in all, i thought this was pretty accurate.

i read an interesting article yesterday about disaster relief efforts in the wake of hurricane katrina. seems that, even though they are still years away from any type of meaningful recovery, many officials, community leaders and residents of the hurricane-ravaged gulf coast no longer want relief teams working in their communities. perhaps the [...]