If you don’t remember what you were doing that morning when you heard the news, you were probably still developing eyelids or were just a gleam in your daddy’s eye. 2001 was our first year of homeschooling. It was 7:30 a.m., and our neighbor was grading his driveway. Somehow, he tipped his tractor over onContinue reading “The Day We Remember”
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The Grandparents
Adam and Eve had no parents. They were the first husband and wife, father and mother, and grandparents. Grandparents were a product of the continuance of the human race. God created the Husband and Wife, then after they served their time in the Pangea Penitentiary raising their little heathens, God said, “Now, my children, it’sContinue reading “The Grandparents”
The Grand Grandma
I don’t ever remember life without her. She was born in 1939, at the tail-end of the Depression. I was born in 1990. She is still going strong. She may outlive me. Soon after the Depression ended, the United States entered a World War. I have never lived through a World War. I don’t intendContinue reading “The Grand Grandma”
The Suit
We went to a church service tonight in our local area. I wore a navy suit that I recently took to the dry cleaners. I have worn it once or twice since then. So it’s still clean, and it’s still the original color. But we have three boys, so I should have known it wouldn’tContinue reading “The Suit”
The Skinny
I have an adequate amount of height. It’s mostly been a pain in the head, but there are advantages. I’ve never met an upper cabinet I couldn’t reach. I haven’t been to a pool in the last twenty years where the depth exceeded my height. And nowadays, I also have an adequate amount of weight.Continue reading “The Skinny”
