This year, I’ve attempted to post somewhat funny, slightly exaggerated, overly truthful, and mostly wholesome stories. I am sick of being bombarded with bad news. There are just as many good things happening as there are bad things. Should we know when bad things happen? Sure. But receiving breaking news every few minutes isn’t healthy.Continue reading “The Year In Review”
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The Christmas Eve Trip
It was Christmas Eve 2017. We were on our way to the Ozarks from Tulsa. We started toward Missouri around 6:30 p.m.There was a winter advisory. Ice covered the ground, and salt covered the roads. Around Miami, OK, we pulled off to get windshield wipers from the store. The current ones were underperforming. After weContinue reading “The Christmas Eve Trip”
The Wild Tree
It was 2002. Our family had an obvious aversion to buying Christmas trees. It was almost like a repulsion to spending money on something we would throw away within the month. And it was almost like there weren’t artificial trees accessible for a small fee that we could keep for 15 to 20 years. MyContinue reading “The Wild Tree”
The One Night Stand-up Fail
We had our church Christmas party tonight. We had a pretty good time during the meal. Then, we had a pretty good time during the gift exchange. And, finally, we had a good time as we left the party. In the middle of that, we played games and heard the best jokes in the business.Continue reading “The One Night Stand-up Fail”
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”
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