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After waiting too long, I finally joined and got my gear. Based on my small sample size including my Tuesday night men’s Bible study and my father-in-law, it appears that there may be very few my age or thereabouts who can relate. After the first night my machine and I spent the night together, our…
If you are thinking about your U.S. and State income tax filings, this may help you. Before I continue, though, keep in mind two disclaimers: This may be dry and boring to those who are not numbers and/or business savvy. Or, if you are trying to figure out “what now?!?!” Hopefully this is of some…
If you do not like needles, we have something in common. This week I have been thinking about those big needles they use for blood donations. Each time I sign up for my turn, the anxiousness starts and builds, but I do it anyway. I’m paying it forward. November 2019 I had inpatient surgery for…
“Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, see what God has done…” Thirty years ago, I was surprised to find myself all grown up and hitting the big 3 – 0. Does that make me doubly surprised as I find myself at the doubly big 6 – 0? As it turns…
Satisfaction, not Balance This is a pep talk to myself, any other tax professionals thinking about the upcoming Tax Season, and to anyone who is going to get really busy really soon now that 2026 is here. Tax Season is a thing, so much so that I think the words should be capitalized like a…
But first, oh, accountability! The intersect of writing about pursuing righteousness and actually doing the right thing, particularly during the Christmas / New Year’s Day Season, almost tempted me to quit this whole enterprise. Energy and resolve waned then I proved to myself that I am not there yet. It is easy to write a…
Thank you Lord, again, for another Thanksgiving / Christmas / New Year Season! “…and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…” John 1:14 Thank You that You are here and have made Yourself known. Thank you for church calendars that set aside time to focus on Your Good News that You have come to…
God’s happiness for Himself and us got lost in translation, what I’m doing about it This is about how I’m stepping up my happiness game thanks to a better understanding about what God teaches us about happiness through His Bible. This statement is completely untrue, yet it is on our family bookshelf: “Joy should not…
An accountant, an underachiever, and an imposter walk into an airport… This afternoon three of us are on our way home. We were part of a teaching team presenting Continuing Professional Education to younger accountants from across the United States. Settling into an airport workstation near the boarding gate, joining me are my unwelcome mentors…
“…singing Joy To The World, and here comes Santa Claus…” Johnny Cash, That Christmassy Feeling from The Classic Christmas Album 1977-ish, I’m 11 years old, and the Christmas Eve anticipation is building. School is out, that means all three of us are on break – my brother, my mom (a teacher), and me. Christmas Eve…