‘Oh, I’ve so much to tell you,’ cried my walking pal, Bernice. She started her telephone chit-chat right away but I quickly intercepted her conversation. ‘Let’s wait till we get…
‘Here's a song for you to sing in the dark times’, wrote my long-distance friend Fern. She knew I was having an MRD (Missing Ron Day). Trusting Jesus Simply trusting…
When you are snowed in six days out of seven, the grade school Christmas Concert, a clear day, and snow-plowed roads, never occur at the same time so Dad hooked…
At 43, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt became the youngest President in the history of the United States. While his history was not one of poverty, like earlier presidents, his own struggles…
Am I the only one that’s done this? I’m brushing away on my teeth and suddenly realize I’m using my electric toothbrush and scrubbing away, full force, as if it…
Do you value your siblings? If not, ask me what they are worth. I’ve lost one. Do you love for your spouse? If not, ask me what they are worth.…
Everyone tells me that the first year is hard simply because of all the ‘firsts’ alone. When our 49th wedding anniversary loomed ahead, family and friends went out of their…
I’ve developed some of those interesting wrinkles that plague women of a certain age. All of a sudden, lipstick bleeds into the lines (however slight!) around my mouth. By the…
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a…
I don’t remember the first time I read a book alone, but I do remember Dad teaching me to read by pointing out words in a Dick and Jane primer…
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