Mark’s Remarks
Faith | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve told you before about my daughter being a brain cancer survivor. She had the cancer as an infant and is now a healthy, normal little girl. Other than periodic…
Read MoreReaders | Mark’s Remarks
I’m so thankful for people who read my column. I’m thankful for the ones who like the column, of course. However, I’m also thankful for the ones who don’t like…
Read MoreGrowing out of things | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve told you before that getting rid of my kids’ toys is sometimes an emotional issue. Being a neatness nut, I’m all about getting things out of my house, purging,…
Read More1981, the orange TV, and the cardboard tube | Mark’s Remarks
I’m quite aware of how nasty and judgmental I am from time to time; OK, most of the time. Thankfully, I’m able to take a good solid look at myself…
Read MoreFitting Into the Rainbow Boots | Mark’s Remarks
I can admit to you that my life has often been driven by what people think of me. At certain times in my life, I worked very hard to make…
Read MoreBattlefield | Mark’s Remarks
Teachers will tell you that this time of the year is always interesting. Kids get a little amped up knowing there are just a few days of school left. When…
Read MoreTo Clarify | Mark’s Remarks
When I wrote my column about ADHD a couple of weeks ago, I wrote it in frustration. This happens to me from time to time. I get passionate about a…
Read MoreKnights | Mark’s Remarks
I don’t want to offend any women reading this column. I’ve always thought there are plenty of things women can do just as well as a man. I can say…
Read MoreEscape artist or pushover? | Mark’s Remarks
Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a pushover sometimes when it comes to my kids. This is especially evident when they are babies. Now that the oldest three are beyond the…
Read MoreUp and Down | Mark’s Remarks
My kids pitched in some of their birthday and Christmas money and, after money from grandparents and a little extra from their mother and me, they bought themselves a trampoline…
Read MoreStep Up! | Mark’s Remarks
I am frankly fed up with the amount of parents or authority figures in this world who don’t do their jobs. If I hear that a child has ADHD or…
Read MoreFrettin’ and Fussin’ | Mark’s Remarks
I wrote a column a while back about how much energy we put into things that don’t matter. Most of the column was devoted to being angry, holding grudges, and…
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