I can remember standing nearby as I watched my mother move through business projects. She would finish one task and from her mouth I’d hear the words, “What’s Next?” In many respects that is how I have looked upon my entire life and career. I complete one task, one project, or reach a goal, then […]
I have been told there was a time when a person was judged upon the words that emanated from his mouth. A person’s character could be seen in his deeds and by what he would say and sometimes what he would not say.
When I was a little boy, I remember holding my dad’s hand while walking on the sidewalk along the main street of our county seat. He seemed so big even though the large buildings of brick and stone along the street made even him look small by comparison. The cars seemed to speed buy as […]
A new year brings the promise of starting over. Many folks see it as a point to make a resolution to complete or change things in their life. Perhaps coming out of the Christmas season gives them hope to make their lives better. In reality, each new day brings us the chance to improve our […]
When you got up this morning, did you wonder what you were going to do today? Most of us have a routine that we are locked in, work, school or family activities. Each day is almost a reflection of the one before and these days sometimes seem like they stretch on year after year without […]
The winds pounded upon the side of the house sitting in the shadow of Gravelly Spur Mountain and seeped beneath the cracks around the windows and doors letting the chill of winter in the walls warmed by the wood stacked and burning in the fireplace. The sound of bells tinkled as they were pulled from […]
“Here’s the boxes of outside lights,” I said as I handed them down the attic stairs to my father Floyd. Next came the interior boxes that were spread on the floor of the living room for my mother Pearl to sift through. A few hops up and down the attic ladder and all the Christmas […]
Inside the depths sometimes there emerges evil from the darkness. This is often the image seen as we sit watching a film or TV show as we sit on the edge of our seats, sometimes even screaming at the character – don’t go in there! But inevitably, to push the story along, the character presses […]
Have you ever realized how things seem to simply pile up? I have just endured about four and a half weeks of reducing these piles, sheet by sheet, stack by stack, and at times it felt like word by word – junk mail, business letters, tax paperwork, newspapers, magazines?
I struggled to catch a breath as I leaned up on my pillow, trying to find the next clear bit of air and pull it into my lungs. I often wondered if there would be another breath but there was an endless desire to keep trying. As a child, like many others I suffered from […]
