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The One Thing I’d Change (If Only My Brain Would Cooperate)

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

If I could change one thing about myself, it would be my stubborn belief that I can outrun time—especially late at night. I always think there’s room for one more task, one more idea, one more anything… and I pay for it the next morning. But the real truth is a little more tangled than that. Continue reading →

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The Owl in Me: Why Nighttime Always Wins

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I’m definitely a night person — the kind who always thinks there’s one more thing I can finish before bed. That “just one more task” mindset keeps me up like an owl and has me greeting the next morning like a man still buffering. Continue reading →

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If I Didn’t Need Sleep… and Why That Still Wouldn’t Be Enough

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

It’s fun to imagine what life would look like without sleep—but it also shines a light on what really matters in the time we do have. Continue reading →

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The Teacher’s Two Clocks

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The question of the day: “What time do you go to bed and wake up right now?” For a teacher in the heart of summer, that question has two very different answers—the current one, and the one looming just around … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 1, 2025: How Much Time Can You Spare?

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:36-46 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 2, 2024: How Much Time Can You Spare?

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:36-46 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:36-46 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:36-46 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is … Continue reading →

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