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A New Kind Of Diet For 2010

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:44:03 +0000

Last week when I stopped at the bank to deposit a check, I noticed a stack of free newspapers on a table next to the entrance doors. The newspapers were titled: Ladies First, Central Illinois Edition. I had never seen the Ladies First newspaper and was curious as to whether there were any attorneys who were advertising in it, so I picked one up and started paging through it.

The newspaper was tabloid size (11” x [...] Read More »

Are They Really Your “Friends”?

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:53:43 +0000

There is one question I’ve been asked more frequently during the past year than any other question that’s ever been asked of me: “Are you on Facebook?” For those of you who are interested in knowing the answer, it’s… No.

As I am with everything else, I’m very curious about the whole Facebook phenomenon, but at this point in my life, I would have to steal the time from more important activities in order to get [...] Read More »

A Lesson From America’s Greatest Business Philosopher

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:16:59 +0000

Jim Rohn

About 10 years ago I purchased a tape set called The Weekend Seminar. It was comprised of several tapes that were recorded at a seminar that had been put on by Jim Rohn. At that time, Jim Rohn was well known among professional speakers. He was a member of the National Speakers Association and had won its top award for outstanding performance and professionalism in speaking.

Over the past 25 years, I’ve spent a [...] Read More »

It’s Tiger Hunting Season

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:51:04 +0000

If you pay any attention to sports, Internet news sites, or television, you already know what’s going on with Tiger Woods. On Friday, November 27th at approximately 2:25 a.m., Tiger crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a neighbor’s tree.

When the police arrived, they found him lying on the ground with his wife, Elin, by his side. He was unconscious and had blood on his lips. His wife reportedly told the police that she had busted out [...] Read More »

The Bell Ringers Are Back Already?

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:09:57 +0000

Salvation Army World War I Poster

About 10 years ago a lawyer friend of mine called and asked if I would “volunteer” to stand next to the entrance of the courthouse and ring one of those Salvation Army bells. He told me that the Peoria County Bar Association had agreed to raise money for the Salvation Army by sponsoring bell-ringers at the courthouse.

It didn’t take me very long to respond to my friend’s request – [...] Read More »

The Perfect (Family) Healthcare Plan

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:38:02 +0000

I want to thank everyone who responded to my request to pray for my mom. Her heart surgery (double bypass) was successful and, although it took a couple of days to get her pain under control, she is making very good progress and should be released to go home early next week.

She was originally taken to the hospital at around 5 a.m. on Friday (November 13) after experiencing chest pains during the night. On Friday [...] Read More »

All Relationships Are Temporary

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:20:13 +0000

It happened on a Friday during the third week of August, 1975. I had loaded up my car to go off to college. At the age of 18, I was excited about the challenge that was ahead of me. I went into the house and told my mom I was leaving and she walked me to the door. I kissed her goodbye and tears started streaming down her face. She didn’t say a word. She [...] Read More »

The Death of a Loved One

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:14:07 +0000

On a Saturday night in March of 1999, at around 11:30 pm, the telephone rang. Our children were all home so my first thought was, “I wonder who that is? I hope everything’s alright.” It turned out that everything was not alright. Georgette answered the phone and it was one of my relatives. She said that my cousin Harry LaHood was in the hospital and it didn’t look like he was going to make it.

We [...] Read More »

The H1N1 (Swine Flu) Saint

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:48:37 +0000

Last week one of our adorers asked me if I would pray for a friend of hers who was admitted to St. Francis Medical Center after being diagnosed with pneumonia and the H1N1 flu virus. I told her to tell her friend that I would offer up a holy hour in the Adoration Chapel for a speedy recovery. After I started praying, my first thought was (as usual) a question: “What saint is best qualified [...] Read More »

Something To Be Really Horrified About

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:28:31 +0000

1932 Ford Roadster

Halloween is right around the corner so I thought I would talk about something that’s so scary it’ll make you fearful of the future.

About 12 or 13 years ago, while Georgette and I were at a family function with our children, one of my sisters questioned my son Harry (who was a teenager at the time), about my parenting style and what restrictions I placed upon him. As her questioning progressed, it [...] Read More »