Giving Up Candy

He looked around, then asked his mom where Dad was. She choked a little before explaining, “Dad’s really busy right now with saving more people, like the men who rescued you.”

“You’re telling me that you’re giving up. There is no one else that has a greater chance to cure my son besides you. You must do something!” She shouted.

"Hey dad. Yeah we're leaving now. Okay see you soon. Love you too, bye." She hung up. "Okay, they're leaving now, we should get

“It is going to be okay, we will get through this as a family.” Mom said, softly.

“Thanks for the help. You seem like a pretty good kid,” he said as he got back in his truck.

“I can leave an offering at the Goddess Table for him at the Harvest Festival, and you won’t be cross?”

“Hey, it’s my pleasure. Now we are tied one and one.” He smiled as he said it, thinking about his nephew. “You know Jase was right, I could’ve got there sooner. Had I known you had problems

Danny looked up at Aiko sadly. "We don't have a choice. We are going to have to fight Kai. And we need to win."

January 22, 2016, I wake up at 4:45am in the morning and retrieve a bottle of sparkling water from the refrigerator. I take a few sips and then I head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and shave my face. Once I finish brushing my teeth and shaving, I then get dressed. It’s now 520am and I turn on the television to watch ESPN show Mike and Mike in the morning for 20 minutes. Its 0548 and I grab my lunch and head out to the GYM on base for a 45 minute workout. I finish my workout at 6:45am and head to the GYM showers. I am at work and its 7:30am and it hit me, I start going through my first candy withdrawals. So I decided to ignore my hunger for candy. Its 9am and that when I have my first meal so I go into my lunch bag and started out eating

“Thank you, and you are one of the most important people in my whole life, and that’s why I asked you to do

Lent signifies the beginning of spring...after all, the name itself is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word; Lencten, meaning Springtime. It's the time of year that many of us look forward to all winter long. A time where the flowers bloom and the birds begin their yearly song and dance. This is a time of new beginnings, a time where we purge what we no longer want or need, ridding ourselves and our homes of the stagnant, either physically or energetically. During this time of the year we start fresh, looking forward to the bright and sunny days ahead...

Timmy said, "I told Sara and she said "I was crazy that with all the counselors there, at least one of them would be with me all the time, that I would be too busy to think about dying and Jesus wouldn’t let anything

“Um… yeah, that’s the thing. Look, I know the afterlife is awesome and some people may get carried away with it when they first arrive, but… Like I’d said, you’re here forever, so you don’t have to take in the whole experience at once. You can kind of space it out a bit, you know? Take it easy—slow down. Do you understand what I’m trying to tell you?”

“It’ll be fine, I know it will.” He said, leaving the rest of his favorite meal uneaten at the table and returning to his room. His mother nodded, forcing a smile as she proceeded to clean up. Maelina let out a long sigh and stood up, returning to her room as well. After all, she needed to pack for school, as did her brother.

We are entering into the season of Lent starting our Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday the Feb.10th. Lent is a very special season for me. The spiritual discipline of the season of Lent gives me reassurance and confidence to remind myself that Jesus died for my sins on the cross and I am saved by grace alone (Sola Gratia).