Back in 1964, my brothers and I were hounding our parents to let us have a dog. Initially, Dad was against it, but finally he agreed to go and at least look at French poodles for our family. I was…
It was Monday morning, November 3, 1969 – 50 years ago today. I had just taken the SAT test as a senior in high school on Saturday, November 1st, and was in gym class during first period that started at…
It’s Halloween, 2019! This is the 6th year that we have spent this holiday in our current home and while we usually have several hundred trick or treaters, it started to snow tonight and it is in the low 30’s!…
Several years ago, I went from working full time to pretty much being semi-retired. I was thinking about hanging it up completely but I just didn’t know if I was ready to face the idea of being “retired.” I know…
A new phenomenon is hitting the streets of America. Of course, all of us know that tempers are flaring, people are short with one another and there is more divisiveness than we have probably ever seen in this country. It…
We are out at our beloved Greenbrier while work is being done at our home in Indiana. As most of you know, we come out here several times a year to relax and renew our friendships with people we have…
I know there aren’t any of us who know everything about God – that’s the exclusive domain of God, but it really irks me when people who have recently “sort of” come to the a belief in Jesus as Lord…
Tonight’s post should get filed under the heading, “Unbelievable.” In fact, I have tried to find out if this is a hoax or not and to the best of my knowledge, the things I heard about and read about yesterday…
…ninety-five years old yesterday. I thought about it the day before – Friday, October 4th, and on what would have been her 95th birthday yesterday, October 5th. I’m still thinking about it today. This year was a little strange for…
I remember the discussions I used to have with my grandfather when I was a young boy. I loved going over to my grandparent’s home – less than a mile or so from our home on the south side of…