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I have encounters with God more often now than ever before. A great service at church, a song on the radio, a movie, a thought or a pray with a friend or my family. These can be powerful but frequently short in duration. There are a few times in my life where I am overwhelmed …
As I read the news reports on Miley Cyrus and her wild escapades, I was bummed out. I loved the show “Hannah Montana,” and it was on the totally approved list at our house. She was a good kid in that show, and her father was a cool, relaxed guy who seemed to do well …
Miley Cyrus is Missing Something She Won’t Find Where She is Looking Read More »
Ronald Regan once said, “You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will reserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children’s children …
As the boys began to arrive that afternoon, the heat of the day had set in. The weeks before we arrived were dry, and it showed as the dust devils swirled. Every plant and fencepost along the ranch road was covered with a fine white dust. The Lone Star flag hung motionless in the August …
I have done my share of road trips – long drives where you just get bored out of your mind and want to pull your hair out, well I guess I would have to do something different nowadays, but…. I have sworn my life against ever doing one again many times. Most of the credit …
Happy, Happy, Happy – Journal Entry, Road Trip Tips Read More »
The heart. Definition: An incredible muscle in our body that works its tail off to keep us alive. Interesting facts: The average adult heart beats 72 times a minute; 100,000 times a day; 3,600,000 times a year; and 2.5 billion times during a lifetime. Though weighing only 11 ounces on average, a healthy heart pumps …
As I was sitting here tonight, watching a small fire burn in the fire pit out back, basking in the success of the day. I talked to my mom over the phone and she was joyful we spent the time talking. I was the first of her kids to call and it felt good to …
I often wonder if my hearing is waning I have lots of friends with high tech hearing aids; funny, I thought my friends needed them because they are all so much older than me, but then it’s not so funny because my friends are mostly my age. Selective hearing has been a suggestion that my …
The rumble of the ground was felt for hundreds of miles and registered a 2.1 on the Richter scale. Businesses, public spaces and homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair. Lives were shattered, dreams dissipated, hearts broken as time moved fast and stood still both. The explosion at the local fertilizer plant on April 17 …
The usual first agenda item on the way to the ranch is the stop at Dairy Queen. We sit and get to know each other a bit better, maybe reacquaint ourselves with each other. It doesn’t take much and we are laughing and eating and enjoying huge ice cream cones in short order. I remember …
