Richard Crooks

LATEST ARTICLES ( 367 )

• Politics and Divorce - and Making Choices

  

  WAYS AND MEANS, MEANS AND ENDSHow do you make decisions? Sometimes it can be very hard. There is lots of advice out there giving lots of suggested methods,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Marriage, Happiness and the World Series

  

  IF YOU’RE HAPPY IN YOUR MARRIAGE CLAP YOUR HANDS..You know that song? It goes on to say your life should show it…it’s kind of a dumb song, but in the olden days... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Reflection on the Separation of Church and State

  

  ON THE OTHER HAND…My last blog was a discussion of the separation of church and state in the U.S. I focused on the prohibition of government intrusion into the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Politics and the Pulpit

  

  IT’S CALLED SEPARATION….NOT DIVORCEThe first amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides for free speech here in the United States, and religious freedom by... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Challenge to Show a Little Kindness....

  HOLIDAYS ARE COMING—MAKE A DIFFERENCESo a friend of mine had me go look at something on his facebook page. It was a note by a person who thanked him for... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Catholic Church, Divorce, Gays and Dependence on God's Mercy

  

  Pope Francis and DivorceDid you see the news articles about a recent report from a synod of Catholic Bishops to Pope Francis? The report recommended that the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Life After the Divorce

  

  FINDING A NICHEIn some communications with a friend of late, an interesting word popped into the conversation. As my friend was briefly commenting on her... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Reaching Beyond Ourselves...

  

  STEP AWAY FROM THE MIRROR!Matt Damon's organization Water.orgSo I saw an interesting article by Deborah Grau on Yahoo the other day, which described a project... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Therapy to Get the Day Going

  

  SURVIVAL TIP: DO-SOMETHING THERAPY(Anyone who knows Richard...knows that this is not his garage...just a dream...)Going through items from my parents’ home,... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Discernment

  

  I WAS WRONG…PROBABLY!I don’t know if you happened to read the comment Mary Kay Anderson posted after my last blog, but it got me to thinking. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• The One Who Defines Right and Wrong

  

  RIGHT AND WRONG?Do you ever have times when one little word perturbs you? The other day, I ran across such a word in a devotional book my wife and I read... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Pet Therapy

  

  CATS, DOGS AND DIVORCE…AN IMPORTANT TRUTHWell, I have posted blogs twice now about the dogs in my life in relation to my divorce (though not all the dogs). Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Saying Good Bye to Our Dog

  

  FAREWELL TO MAGGIEMy Son’s DogThis has been a fairly difficult day emotionally, because I have known all day that this would be Maggie’s last day. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Valuing How the Other Sex Communicates!

  

  COMMERCIALS AND COMMENTATORS:Men and Women Really ARE DifferentJames Wright FoleyAmerican JournalistDavid HainesBritish Aid WorkerThis is a precarious time in... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Ray Rice, Janay Rice and An Opinion

  

  NFL, ABUSE, RICE AND DIVORCEI saw a news report that compels me to write today’s blog. This will probably be one of the hardest blogs for me to write, as the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Famous by God's Standard

  

  JOAN RIVERS, ROBIN WILLIAMS AND JAMES GARNERThe above familiar names are just a few of many whose names have been much in the news lately after having passed... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Wisdom of Investing in Your Marriage

  

  WHAT VENUE DO YOU INVEST IN?In the news of the last few days, I saw reports of several couples who had gotten married or were planning their weddings. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• Good Memories in the Midst of Everything

  

  COMMENTING ON THE COMMENT!Memories from a lifetimeAfter posting my last blog, an anonymous reader posted a comment. You could go back and look at it yourself,... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• No Matter What, the Memories Are Always There

  

  THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES….The Crooks' Family at one of the infamous family get togetherscirca... 1970'sMany years ago, there was a lady I used to visit in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Sense of Wonder and Delight

  AWESOME! NO, REALLY, AWESOME!!I’m a person who loves to read (probably part of the reason I have been writing books…there are several others well on the road... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 DIVORCE, FAMILY, SPIRITUALITY