Measuring Up...
Measuring up. How do we measure? The outcome depends on the right gauge. Expectations—everyone has them, but... There is a difference...
Storms Pass By
We have been dodging more than rain drops this week. Last week a tornado blew through our area about six miles north of us. They found...
In Memoriam
When I was a child— We called it Decoration Day, it was a day for remembrance. Iris and peonies were part of Decoration Day because they...
Psalm 21: 1-13
Psalms 21:1 "...A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2) ...
What's In the Box?
I've told people when Old Fuzzy and I were married he thought he'd gotten a prize. Then he found out he just got a sur-prize. Surprise—...
All Along the Way
In my senior year of high school one of the classes I had was Advanced Speech. I had already taken Speech I and II, so this was the...
Vinegar and Honey
Proverbs 25:25 "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country." Much of the land around my grandparents' small...
April Showers In May
For all of the talk about global warming, this year, so far, has been cold and rainy. However, the trees and flowers have been very...
Of Men
"We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed."...
Slave-Wage Earner
In 1927 G.K. Chesterton. wrote a piece under the title of "Birth Control". Back in that day they had 'progressives' just as we have...