I do enjoy a discussion, an exchange of ideas, I always have. When I was young I would ” argue ” with my father. He, like millions of fathers, would shake his head and tell me you don’t know what… Continue reading

 I saw a posting where this little boy is coming home from his first day at vacation bible school. He has his back pack and a big smile. Yes, it warms my heart to see such. I was reminded of… Continue reading

 There is much talk of gun control once again. Perhaps there will be legislation passed, perhaps not. It seems that will be dependent on the news. Should some natural disaster take place, or a celebrity get themselves in trouble, or… Continue reading

 I have been working on the family tree for many years now. In so doing I have gathered many family stories. Well, not so many stories as assorted bits of information, Information passed on as a remembrance. I have also… Continue reading

 This morning my mind is just swirling with thoughts. I can’t seem to focus on one thing.It’s a mixture of frustration and grief. Frustrated that the same old narrative is being repeated over and over again and grief that those… Continue reading

 We all have memories of home. More specifically we all have memories of things that were in our homes as we grew up. You know what I mean, those little objects that were always there. It may have been a… Continue reading

 It’s the central theme in the movie, Gone with the Wind. Land, Scarlett, it’s the land. Yes I know it’s a love story, but isn’t the love of land also love? Tara, the plantation her father owned was mentioned over… Continue reading

 I am amazed at the number of otherwise intelligent people that have decided to just dig in their heels. It really is an amazing thing. It has gone way past a difference of opinion, or a dislike.  Reviling the opposition… Continue reading

 Lucy sat in her parlor searching the pages of her Bible. At fifty one she had lost her youngest daughter, Clara. Just three days earlier Clara had given her another grandson, her second. The strain had been too much however.… Continue reading

 Its’ been near eight months since my sister passed away and I think about her daily. No surprise there, she has always been a part of my life. She was, after all, here when I arrived. That she had to… Continue reading