This morning I was in the living room, kneeling over the couch cushions attempting to stay awake. I would say I was praying, but I don’t know for certain that what I was doing would be in the classification of prayer. All of a sudden, I felt a hand on my back. I knew thatContinue reading “The Morning Prayer”
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The Good and Faithful
July 4, 2023. Independence Day. The themes are Liberty and Freedom. We consider today a holiday. It’s derived from the word holyday. Holyday means a day set apart for commemorating an important event. If I met the president of the United States, the Queen (now King) of England, or perhaps the Prime Minister, no matterContinue reading “The Good and Faithful”
The Day in History
Sometimes I like to search “this day in history” on Google and see what happened ten, twenty, or two hundred years ago. July 3, 1958, President Eisenhower signed a bill to allow funding for the construction of flood-control and water storage systems — namely, dams and reservoirs. There is at least one lake in MissouriContinue reading “The Day in History”
The Canoe Trip
2009. Summer. July. Monday. The river. A friend of mine invited me to float a river with him. I had to work at three-thirty. We agreed to meet at eight-thirty at his house, and we’d go straight to the river. I showed up at eight-thirty sharp and knocked on the door. The man was stillContinue reading “The Canoe Trip”
The Ants
Ants are the bain of the Earth. I despise them. How do they contribute to our ecosystem? Isn’t something supposed to be eating them? Whichever Southern Missouri animal was appointed to keep the ant population in check is sleeping on the job. Maybe the ant’s sole purpose is to aerate the ground. Aerating the soilContinue reading “The Ants”
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