Blog Posts Thomas Cannon Author

  • The Abstract Gifts of God

    The Abstract Gifts of God

    My wife and I had settled into a grove. That was when we decided to have our third child.  We ended contraception and we quickly had a bun in the oven. Thinking about that the other day made me think. We chose to create a baby. God didn’t answer our prayers or gave us that…

  • Self-Esteem

    Self-Esteem

    For my non writing career, I will be facilitating a self-esteem group.  The problem irking me is the whole concept of identifying yourself as a person with low self-esteem.  It may in fact be a problem with you. But it seems to be piling on.  You have low self esteem. Which it is not people’s…

  • Reconnecting to the land during a March drive in Minnesota — Minnesota Prairie Roots

    SOMETIMES I NEED JUST to get out into the countryside—to reconnect with the land, to see the sky, to feel the pulse of the earth. I need to see farms, follow rural roads, hear the crunch of tires upon gravel, pass by rows of grain […] via Reconnecting to the land during a March drive in…

  • Who will Pay Special Education

    Who will Pay Special Education

    There will be more lawsuits against school districts. Which overall is a good thing. The law keeps people in check.

  • Infomercial President

    Infomercial President

    Nobody likes what they have. There is always something better and it is in our nature to find problems. Perhaps most importantly, nothing is perfect, but we want things to be. And that is why Trump was elected. He is a salesman and he used salesman techniques to sell himself. I noticed that seeing all…