Revivin' From Revivals

Written by Ed Williams


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I wasn’t real sure what he was talking about. “Puny?” I asked.

“Yeah. Cough a little. I have a plan.”

I figured he was my dad, so I didn’t question him. I proceeded to cough, then I faked a sneeze that was pretty realistic. After that, Ed Jr. leaned over and whispered something to my mom. Then, he looked over at me and muttered,

“Keep lookin’ puny til we get out torepparttar car. Let’s go.”

With that, we all got up and left. On his way out, Ed Jr. informedrepparttar 110243 usher that, “...the boy is catchin‘ cold, I gotta take him home and doctor on him.” With that, we all escapedrepparttar 110244 Reverend Kraut,repparttar 110245 mosquitoes, and that damp, hot air.

We all rushed home and took cold baths. Ed Jr. finished his right after I did, and walked inrepparttar 110246 kitchen. I was already there, looking for a snack. Ed Jr. walked right up to me, and said something that was pretty profound,

“Son, revivals are good, but this was just too damn long. Four straight nights ofrepparttar 110247 Reverend Kraut. You’re gonna find when you get older that there are lots of good things inrepparttar 110248 world - preachin’, religion, good fried chicken, and more. But remember this - anything, no matter how good it is, can be bad when you get too much of it. That’s what happened tonight, I’ve had too much religion for one evening, and my system is out of balance.”

I asked, “Dad, how do you get it back in balance?”

“Son, I think visitin’ Homer Chambliss’ store tomorrow evening will do that. An hour there, and I‘ll feel like myself again.”

I came away from that understanding what Ed Jr. meant. We’re all meant to have some balance in our lives, and you can get too much of anything, even real good things. Maybe that’s why I still think about those old revivals now -repparttar 110249 lessons learned there were powerful, although you really paid a price for having learned them...

Ed’s latest book, “Rough As A Cob,“ can be ordered by calling River City Publishing toll-free at: 877-408-7078. He’s also a popular after dinner speaker, and his column runs in a number of Southeastern publications. You can contact him via email at: ed3@ed-williams.com, or through his web site address at: www.ed-williams.com.


Tips for Naming Your Baby

Written by Richard Wassell


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Load up on Baby Name Books . It is fun to keep them and look back atrepparttar what if choices. Also a fun keepsake for your child.

Think aboutrepparttar 110242 name. Do you want a name that's long or short? old-fashioned or modern? Mainstream or one-of-a-kind? Pay attention to what other people are naming their babies. You don't what your child to be one ofrepparttar 110243 3 David's in his class!

What arerepparttar 110244 initials? Colin Orson Newman, for example, would probably never monogram his towels.

Does it have a rhythm? Can you sing to it?

Have you spell-checked it? Remember that an original spelling of an old standard can look pretentious to outsiders. Also, do you really want to burden your child with correcting everyone she meets?

Have fun. After all picking out your baby's name is one ofrepparttar 110245 greatest joys of becoming a parent and proof positive that there really-and-truly is a baby onrepparttar 110246 way.



Richard Wassell is a Parent and Owner of http://www.livinghealthysite.com the Baby Names and Pregnancy Complete Resource.


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