Life itself is a mystery. I never know what’s just around the corner. Neither do you. And, we never know how those mysteries will ultimately turn out. Sometimes it seems we don’t have much control of the mystery nor how it ends. Dad’s philosophy was, “Life isn’t what you make it. It’s how you take […]
Aug 2, 2015
What a Place
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This morning I’m thinking about the last time I visited my brother’s home in northern Minnesota. It’s a beautiful place, nestled under a knoll practically in the arms of one of those cold (very cold) lakes. Tall fir trees and birch trees grow around the house, cabin, and garage. The air is clean and crisp […]
Jul 31, 2015
Dreaming
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It’s the perfect place. The house sits on a grassy knoll with a backdrop of low mountains. Before it is the Atlantic Ocean, restless, with foam-crested waves. There’s a guest house and a barn for horses out back. It’s a place where anything is possible, where dreams are mine for the taking. The only thing […]
Jul 29, 2015
An Interview with Darcy and Flora
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It has been a while since we’ve heard from our Roving Reporter but here she is, catching up with Darcy and Flora on the front porch of their new house in Ventris County, Oklahoma. Roving Reporter: I love your house! But, don’t you miss your old house in Levi? It had personality, character. Flora: I […]
Jul 28, 2015
Daylight
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This first cup of coffee is having a tough time making inroads on pre-dawn drowsiness. But, reinforced by a second cup of steaming brew, I’m counting on the caffeine. Do you ever watch a commercial that must have taken an astounding amount of money to produce and, when it finishes, wonder what it was promoting? I remember […]
Jul 27, 2015
Yesterday’s Heir
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Outside, the sun shone on an ordinary July day. Inside the Convention Center was an entirely different matter. A few steps took me from the present time in NWArkansas into past years and places, other times, forgotten memories. The magic carpet was an antique show. The show was a walk-through lesson in history and geography. […]
