Six decades ago, there was a movie called “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.” While the focus of that film followed a star-studded cast in a race to find a dying man’s riches as a commentary on man’s foibles as it strives for wealth. The title though indicates how many people feel about our current […]
A new year is upon us and with its arrival is the promise of another opportunity. Perhaps it’s the practice of making resolutions, or the celebrations of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. I always see Jan. 1 as a new chance to do things more effectively. So, let’s see what can […]
The sweet smell of flowers emanated on the breeze as I ran through the backyard trail. For me, as a small boy, it seemed immense as the rhododendrons towered above me. It was like an enchanted garden that you could imagine catching the Irish little people scurry out of your sight and the fairies to […]
I walked down the aisle between the rows of seats in the Dresden Elementary School cafeteria. On each side were the parents and grandparents of my classmates watching with bright faces as we walked by in our best. Kelly Carter was paired to walk beside me in the procession as we completed seven years of […]
Have you ever found yourself in life at the bottom looking back up at what was once your life? You look upon the environment that your hopes, desires and skills under God’s allowances and providence afforded. What you see however is not the attainment of a goal but a failure to meet the expectations held […]
I crawled up the ladder into the attic and pulled the string illuminating the surroundings. Only a small area above the attic pull door was floored, and it was covered in cardboard boxes, as were the rafters, except for a space to move around the door. I knew where I was going. It was my […]
Have you ever stood in a particular place, scanning the horizon taking in all that is in sight? For my exercise I stepped upon the front steps of the Ringgold Depot in Ringgold, Ga. looking northwards along the route of the U.S. Highway 41. As you recognize all within your purview, could you imagine how […]
While much of my childhood seemed idyllic in a “Leave It to Beaver” kind of way, there were days when I had Eddie Haskells making my life unpleasant. My Haskells tended to be more than just jerks; in some cases, they were downright difficult. When I started high school, I dreaded the bus ride to school. […]
As I place these words to paper, the outcome of the 2022 mid-term elections is yet to be decided. I would like to join the throngs of those saying the rhetoric has made this a terrible election season. I know as a student of history, many before were worse. When the votes are in and […]
Have you ever known need? Have you ever been hungry and not known where your next meal is coming from? While I have been blessed not to know this sense of desperation, I have seen the face of despair in many and heard stories of desperation from years past. I was recently standing at a […]
