With each passing day, I am reminded how important it is we must be mindful of what our neighbors are facing in their lives. Some are dealing with personal issues, others are impacted by national concerns. With rising costs of everything imaginable putting pressures upon almost everyone no matter their age or family situation, many […]
I waited as long as I could to type these words into my computer because I was praying for the inspiration needed to provide some words that might be appropriate for any readers whose eyes might find their way in front of them. I have lived now through two shootings of Presidents – Ronald Reagan […]
I slowly filled in white letters on the side of my red Radio Flyer. The restoration project of the wagon which had pulled around neighborhood friends, dogs and all kinds of childhood toys along Warwick Circle and the surrounding area was now complete. Why? You may ask. Well, when I was about six, that bright […]
Ripples float endlessly across the lake as a large frog croaks in the distance. The line running from the end of my pole drifts slightly with the light current pulling away to my left as the red and white float moves with the ripples. I had spent much of my time working thus far in […]
I watched the white shears wave gently back and forth in the windows of the living room as the breeze eased its way into the house. It was an extraordinarily hot day. By midmorning the coolness gained in the previous night had given way to the demands of the sun making everyone glisten in anticipation […]
I have found in recent years with the barren desert I find on television I tend to gravitate towards the tried and true westerns that dominated the film screen and the television screens.
Have you ever went where you thought something was and when you got there, I golly, it wasn’t. I am amazed at how this phenomena can plaque our thoughts and erode a day into loss of effectiveness. I know I put it there. That’s my safe place. When was the last time I used it? […]
The written word was forced upon me as a child. How many spelling tests did I endure in my early years of schooling. I was so frustrated by them in first grade they gave me my first lesson in character. I just couldn’t seem to get the spelling into my head, so I would slip […]
The amazingly talented Dolly Parton is reaching out among her family and back into history for her upcoming album and a docuseries project “Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables” expected out in November in partnership with Owepar Entertainment. “I cannot believe that it has been 60 years this […]
In this era of social media, the lives of our circle of friends and family scrolls by on our phones and tablets. Sometimes we will pause to like it or make a comment and through this we feel like we are staying connected to other people. The reality is when we post, not everyone who […]
