About Banks

THE ARCHIVE

My Stories

  • Burying My Shoes

    Recenlty I have been asked about this blog and complimented on some of the posts I’ve made. This made me very uncomfortable as most…

  • Shelf Life of Love

    “My name is Donnie Smith and I have lots of love to give.” That’s a quote one of the best movies that somehow overcomes…

  • Tinker Bell in The Darkness

    I bought a fancy Nikon camera recently. I told myself it was it was an investment in my web design and it would pay…

  • My NBA Predictions

    The NBA is back with a full 82-game schedule and David Stern has announced his future retirement.  This is a joyous time that deserves…

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    Cookies and the voice of God

    I have heard God speak to me. Now, before you make up your mind about what that means – let me rule some things…

  • My Favorite Bible Story

    I want to share with you my favorite story from the Bible. It’s about God, death, and best of all… eating. It’s about a…

  • Waiting For Green

    Click Clack. Click Clack. Click Clack. The sound of my blinker was the only thing I could hear as I sat alone at the…

  • Love and Laser Removal

    The sun was beginning its descent into the Pacific ocean last Sunday while I was hiking in central Phoenix. It played hide and seek…

  • Dennis Quaid, Jack Johnson, and Girls in Hats

    Last New Years Eve I declared 2012 the Year of No Judgement. That resolution lasted about as long as your resolution to stop reading…

  • What I Found in Texas

    I thought I knew what to expect in Texas. I was returning to the land of my birth to be “Uncle Dan” – surrounded…

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