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Something Good

Christmas catalogs. We used to wait for them to come out each year. My grandparents always had the Sears and J.C. Penny catalogs. They were the size of unbridged dictionaries. My brother and I would study every page that had the imprint of any resemblance of toys. I sat at the end of the barContinue reading “Something Good”

The Contented Christmas

We had planned on singing this tonight during our Christmas service at church. No, it isn’t Oh Holy Night or the other usual spiritual Christmas hymns, but it isn’t about Tennessee, either. This song is about being content. We may not be at a beach on a tropical island, we may not be in theContinue reading “The Contented Christmas”

The Reason

A torn and tattered life, he led From poor, unapparent stock was bred Lowly: true, although inadequate Obscurity: where the scene is set. He was a root out of a dry ground No source of nourishment around Four hundred years without a single word One more sacrifice, one less lamb to herd. But the timeContinue reading “The Reason”

The Hostess

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”

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”