The Howitzer

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by The Howitzer I’m a sweater.  Not the kind you wear but the kind of guy that breaks out in a fit of perspiration whenever I get hot.  Even now, when I am mainly coaching and not playing much, I can have a saturated shirt before the game even starts.  To be honest I kind [...]

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by The Howitzer   I remember vividly one of the first times that I realized that I both loved and hated being employed.  I was a college student and was home for my first summer break.  One of the best jobs available for the transient worker was in the public school system.  It paid pretty [...]

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By The Howitzer   For the past couple of weeks I have been battling depression.  The funny thing is there is nothing wrong (well at least not on the mega scale.)  Maybe I am just dealing with getting older.  I don’t seem to have as much pep in the step as my grandmother used to [...]

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by The Howitzer What if I told you it was possible for your children to be wise? How would you like it if your kids moved from naivety to knowledge? Where would your sons end up if they understood the words of the wise and their riddles? Is it possible for your daughters to be [...]

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by The Howitzer I met George over 10 years ago. I had taken a new position in a church and was spending some time getting to know some of the guys in my congregation. As George and I began the twenty-question game, it was obvious that he had some dreams and aspiration burning in his [...]

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by The Howitzer I have a good friend who is really good in accomplishing the important things on his list. He doesn’t seem to complete everything but consistently achieves his top priorities. I want to be more like that! If you have more than seven goals you are probably confused. We live in a complex [...]

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By The Howitzer I hope you never pass me on the road when I am in a country frame of mind cause county music make me cry. I know I am supposed to be tough but some of those songs are geared to rip your heart out (if you have one, men). One of my [...]

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by The Howitzer A newfound interest of mine is NASCAR. To be honest, I have never had much interest in a bunch of overgrown teenagers racing around an oval track. With the exception of some fantastic wrecks (where no one seems to get hurt) I never really understood the NASCAR junkie. That is until my [...]

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by The Howitzer And they will pass through the land hard pressed and famished and it will turn out that when they are hungry they will be enraged and curse their kind and their God as they face upward- Isaiah I am working my way through Isaiah and being challenged by the circumstances there. Judgment [...]

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by The Howitzer I like talking about you, you, you, you usually.  But, occasionally I want to talk about me. – Toby Keith I heard one of my favorite country songs again a couple of days ago about a self-centered conversationalist. You know the type! Every conversation is about them. Take my friend Freddy (not [...]

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