I consider my grandmother to be the perfect hostess. She’s always concerned about her guests. And she is perpetually second-guessing if everything is up to par. She may go to the kitchen for butter and look for several minutes before she finds it on the table where it has been for the last forty-five minutes.Continue reading “The Hostess”
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The Chiropractor
A couple of months ago, I had back issues for several weeks. No, I don’t need surgery. I do a lot of sitting down and not enough exercising. That’s what I need – more exercise. My brother-in-law was having back pain as well. He gets a lot of exercise, though. So he had back issuesContinue reading “The Chiropractor”
The Time Well-Spent
As a boy, I remember the joys of fall. We raked leaves into a large pile and scattered them all over the yard again. As a dad, it is my job to introduce my boys to such traditions. And I have done so successfully. After work today, I went outside and raked up a four-foot-high,Continue reading “The Time Well-Spent”
The Day of Impact
Eighty-two years. That’s a lifetime for some. And it’s longer than a lifetime for others. Eighty-two years ago today. Over 2,000 lives ended. That many lifetimes complete so quickly and in the same place, and short lifetimes at that. Consequently, on December 7, 1941, at a little country church in rural Missouri, the news cameContinue reading “The Day of Impact”
The Jingle Bell-Boy
Recently, we bought a bunk bed. Son #2, previously confined to a crib, has gone hog wild with his newly found freedom. Any time he needed a bite to eat or a drink in the middle of the night, he would call for us, which wasn’t very often. Hardly ever, actually. There must be somethingContinue reading “The Jingle Bell-Boy”
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