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 Shining Lights

What do you get when children get sick, appliances quit, bills go up, and sleep doesn’t arrive? Sixteen tons of life composed entirely of trouble and sorrow. That’s what it feels like sometimes. It feels like nothing good ever happens. Too often, bad seems to overshadow the remnants of the good that brightens our world.Continue reading “The Shining Lights”

The Action of Thankfulness

If I know anything, it’s this: compared to a lot of people, I am not wealthy in terms of legal tender. I’m not a pauper, but I am not a prince, either. I don’t spend a vast amount of time on comparative thinking. But it doesn’t require much thinking to realize my locality on theContinue reading “The Action of Thankfulness”

The Special Day

It was November 2021. It was a warm day and perfect weather for walking around five acres striving to induce labor. We were successful. Charity told me, “Either my water broke, or I have to get to the white porcelain bowlful of water in the nearest home posthaste.” As it turns out, we needed toContinue reading “The Special Day”

The Memory Lane

“And old home scenes of my childhood In fond memory appears” She wasn’t ready for this. Her dad had passed away, and her mom was moving closer to them upstate. They were getting everything out of the house so it could be sold. She walked around the house and property. She could visualize each momentContinue reading “The Memory Lane”