You Don’t Know Why I Say Goodbye, You Say Hello

The phone rang here, and actually startled me. It is a landline telephone. I have not had a landline for years, and the sound of that old fashioned ring from the corner table made me jump, wondering for a moment what it was. The caller was someone supposedly trying to earn a living by making […]

When A Garment Means Something More

I sat outside Sunday morning, enjoying coffee, chirping birds, and breezes rustling leaves in the trees; a thoroughly delightful time. There is a church across the street, and as people were arriving for services, I became fascinated at how certain things have changed over the years. Specifically, I pondered the manner in which people dress […]

That August On Chicken Hawk Ridge

An experience in the summer before my first year in college had one of the most profound impacts on me of any in my life. I was fortunate to have had the privilege of participating in what was called Faith and Life Institute. It took place during the first three weeks of August, and those […]

Whenever We Remember

Mem’ries, Light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored memories Of the way we were Scattered pictures, Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line? If we had the chance […]

On The Road Again…

Just when I thought I would never have to look at a packing box again, life called and said, “You need to go to Nineveh”. Remember Jonah? “No. Unh-uh. No way.” That’s right. My words, exactly. We all know how the story went; after much refusal, and disagreement, a large fish was called in, swallowed […]