Silly Old Bear

How We Got Here (The Real Story)

Paul O'Rear — Sun, 09 May 2010 00:37:08 +0000

“Mommy, how did we get here?” “Well, honey, a long, long time ago – way back even before Grampa and Grammy were born – there weren’t any stars yet, or the sun or the moon, or even the Earth. The only thing that was there was God, all by Himself, way up there in heaven.” [...]

How We Got Here, Version 1

Paul O'Rear — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:13:56 +0000

“Mommy, how did we get here?” “Well, honey, a long, long time ago – way back even before Grampa and Grammy were born – there was this little bitty, tiny speck, floating out there in space all by itself. It was so small that you couldn’t even see it! There weren’t any stars yet, or [...]

Heritage of Faith

Paul O'Rear — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:54:20 +0000

It was Tuesday, May 17, 1994. The east Texas sun warmed the afternoon air as we buried my 91-year-old grandmother beside her husband in Laws Chapel Cemetery on the outskirts of Atlanta, Texas. Grandpa Horace had preceded her in death by more than 25 years. He had been a faithful gospel preacher during his time. [...]

Slow Down

Paul O'Rear — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:54:15 +0000

This week I expanded my blog universe with the discovery of a couple of fellow bloggers whose writing style I absolutely love. One of them is Kyla Roma (pictured at right). In her own words, Kyla is “a twenty four year old girl living in the Canadian Prairies under the biggest sky I’ve ever seen. [...]

Are You Going To Finish Strong?

Paul O'Rear — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:23:05 +0000

I remember as a child hearing someone tell a joke (and probably repeating it myself) that went something like this: “What do you call a kid with no arms and no legs?” Answer: “First Base!” Nick Vujicic (pronounced Voy-a-chich) probably heard lots of jokes like that growing up. Nick was born in December of 1982 [...]

Three Little Birds

Paul O'Rear — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:21:54 +0000

I have never been a huge fan of Reggae music. To be honest, though, I’ve never really given it much of a chance. I was eating lunch with my good friend Zach yesterday, and the conversation turned to music. Zach is a big fan of Reggae music, and Bob Marley is his favorite artist in [...]

Where Are You, God?

Paul O'Rear — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:11:30 +0000

Have you ever wondered if God is really there; if He is really listening to you when you pour out your heart to Him in prayer? Has it ever gotten to the point that it seemed like He wasn’t there, or like He just didn’t even care? Have you ever found yourself asking that question [...]

Patrick Henry Hughes

Paul O'Rear — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:42:02 +0000

What would you do if you were born without eyes, and with a tightening of the joints that prevented you from being able to straighten your arms and legs? Would you feel sorry for yourself? Would you consider yourself “disabled”? Life would certainly come with a greater level of difficulty. I can’t even imagine being [...]

The List

Paul O'Rear — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:59:35 +0000

Pam Nelson, a dear friend and high school classmate, recently posted to her Facebook status a thought-provoking list of “to do” items that will make anyone’s life more meaningful. I was intrigued as to the source of the list, so I Googled a few of the list items and found several websites with a nearly-identical [...]

When Turtles Fly

Paul O'Rear — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:45 +0000

Olympic Gold Medalist Nikki Stone has written a book promoting her unique philosophy of success, a philosophy which she calls “The Turtle Effect”. Nikki explains: “The Turtle Effect was taught to me by my mother when I was a young girl. She told me that I could achieve anything I wanted to as long as [...]