You’d never know them to be different. They look like your normal, everyday man or woman as they walk down the sidewalk. They stop at stop signs like everyone else. They look both ways before crossing the street. They shop at Bass Pro Shop and Academy Sports, Lowe’s, and Home Depot. They frequent the localContinue reading “The Veterans”
Tag Archives: Hometown
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”
The Merging Seasons
It’s almost time. There are just a few more minutes until the holiday arrives. Oh, hallelujah. Yes, it’s still the autumn season, but Christmas is a holiday to be enjoyed much longer than your average, ho-hum, yawn-inducing George Washington’s Birthday. I love the guy, but still. We tend to merge Thanksgiving and Christmas in ourContinue reading “The Merging Seasons”
The Photographer
Tonight, Son #1 got my phone during the church service. I saw him and grabbed it, but I didn’t realize how long he had it. Our pastor was playing the drums tonight and saw him with the phone. After service, he said, “Son #1 had your phone for a while before you noticed. He wasContinue reading “The Photographer”
What the Dickens?
I’ve never read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens until recently. I read somewhere that the book renewed England’s interest in Christmas and individual charitable giving. Englanders had become somewhat calloused to the season and the plight of their fellow man. Mr. Dickens had a similar effect on his fellow countrymen with the book OliverContinue reading “What the Dickens?”
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