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The lasting effect of friends

John Donne wrote centuries ago “No man is an island.” Sometimes I think we may run our lives in a fashion that we think we are an island. If we are blessed, we surround ourselves with family, friends, acquaintances, but are they really part of us and we a part of them? There are those […]

Low, I will be with you always

God is so good to Christians. All we have to do is just ask and there it is. I’m not talkin’ about things we want. I am talkin’ about things we need — like pontoon boats and big screen TVs. I prayed and I prayed for God to give me those and sure ’nuff he […]

Could I borrow a cup of chiggers?

That may sound like a strange question but after you already have a whole hoard move in on you, what’s a few more? I recently was filming a movie outside Nashville when I noticed that I had an extreme need to reach down a scratch my leg again and again. I wasn’t even filming outside […]

The miracle of a migraine

With each passing year all of us have dates that we mark in our minds or hearts as important. As I reach the end of August each year my thoughts reflect on the last days of my late father, Floyd, who passed on Aug. 30, 1987. In his last days, Dad faced a fierce but […]

The choices we make touch other lives

In life we are constantly faced with choices. We are blessed or cursed with the gift of free will, depending on your perspective. From the smallest detail of “Do you want fries with that?” to “Do you take this woman to be your wife?” in America, we have endless choices. People can choose to work […]

Reaching and Reevaluating goals

Reaching lifetime goals often means it is time to reformulate your life and create new goals.I reached a career goal in 1993 that I had pursued since I was a little child. Since the first time I watched Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs sing “Little Girl of Mine In Tennessee” to “Granny” and “Uncle Jed” on […]

Family ties won’t be broken

The importance of one’s family connections is something that I believe we are losing in America. With each generation there are fewer individuals who live close to their extended families, unlike the days when grandma and grandpa lived just in the next room or uncles, aunts and cousins were a short walk down the road. […]

The night I will never forget

When I was a little boy I remember my Aunt Sis and Uncle Waymond losing their home as tornadoes ripped through Xenia, Ohio. Tornadoes for me with that exception were something I saw on television news or in movies but they were not something that I had a first-hand experience with. As I went to […]

A superhero extreme makeover

For many years I have been amazed by the enthusiasm and energy of one boy. His name is Patrick Sharrock. He is now 9 years old and he has lived his life with those qualities and many others including a desire to encourage others and a great sense of humor despite facing the issues of […]