Category : people

Leslie Scribner: The Toy Man

If you are a resident of Southlake or Grapevine, chances are that you have seen this man walking down the street or in a local store with his toy truck following not too far behind.

Many who saw him wondered who he was and why he dragged a toy truck with him everywhere he went. If you took the time to know him, you would have found that Leslie Scribner was a wonderful man with a heart of gold.

This is one of those stories you expect to hear on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning – real life local stories that move our hearts and spur us to do something on behalf of our community.

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Does Coffee Stunt Your Growth? REALLY?

I’m here to tell you that coffee is very unhealthy for you. Everything is relative, of course, so it is undoubtedly healthier for your body than other energy drink alternatives. This post is written from the perspective that “some foods actually promote health while some endanger your health.” So healthiER might not be actually healthy (in the health increasing sense), just less toxic or dangerous than some alternatives. Today we’re going to talk COFFEE, so let’s dive in.

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Praying for Our Neighbors

My wife and I have lived in this neighborhood since 2003. Prior to selecting our first home, we had visions of energetically greeting our neighbors and offering them friendship and ministry. I saw us opening our home and inviting the neighborhood over once a week for food, fellowship, and worship.

THEN we moved into the senior citizen mecca of DFW. Somewhere in the ballpark of 85% of our neighbors were retired and completely uninterested in making any move to say hello or welcome to the neighborhood.

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Making Time to Work Out

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I am pretty much always on the go. Even when I am home, I’m usually working on something. That was always my excuse for not working out regularly. I didn’t have time for the gym or a work out video. I had lost some weight by watching my food intake, but that will only take you so far.

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Honor Thy Mother

mother's day

If you haven’t yet, take a moment to reflect on the woman who gave you birth. In all her glory. In all her flaws. Picture her in your mind. Do you see her? Good. Now smile, and thank God for placing such a woman on this earth to carry and give birth to little you.

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The Power of Personal Silence

silence2Have you ever heard an amazing insight into life, rushed off to tell the world, and later found that you never actually took personal possession of that insight? It’s like it somehow slipped through your fingers and you never even noticed.

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DFW Swine Flu FAIL

failpigYou’ve no doubt heard that the entire Fort Worth ISD is shut down for at least the next 7-8 days. More local DFW ISDs may follow suit if more child cases are discovered and announced.

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