The bear found in Tahlequah Wednesday brought to mind an encounter my 3 older brothers had with a wild animal almost 70 years ago. The animal was not a bear. It was a mountain lion. My brothers, Stan, Thurman and Tracy, teenagers at the time, had ridden their horses one night to a get-together with […]
May 9, 2013
Bears, Bulls, and Butterflies
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No, this isn’t a posting about the stock market. My meandering thoughts this morning center around actual animals. I read that yesterday in Tahlequah, a black bear ventured out of his domain and strayed into the north part of town. He was soon re-captured and probably taken back to a place where he feels more […]
May 8, 2013
The Cat
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He slips through the darkness of my neighbor’s yard, this nocturnal cat. The only reason I can see him at all is because part of him is white. The rest is black and gives an eerie impression of pale, disembodied blobs floating above the grass. What is his reason for being out? Catching a sleepless […]
May 7, 2013
Rituals
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The first thing I do each morning is head for the coffee pot. Every morning, without fail, making coffee is the first order of the day. Then I read a Bible passage. Actually, the very first thing is a prayer of Thanksgiving to God that I am able to get out of bed and experience […]
May 6, 2013
The Warmth of Blessings
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Ember Glow When winter’s winds blow bleak and bare The silhouettes of frozen trees, Deep within my heart I go And warm myself within the glow Of love’s bright embers burning there, Upon the hearth of memories. […]
May 5, 2013
My Grandmother’s New Testament
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My grandmother, Ma Latty, has been gone 55 years. Her New Testament is far older than that. And the words it contains are much, much older but they still endure. The Old and New Testaments are like bedrock. People come and go but bedrock endures. It is lasting. It never changes, and it is trustworthy […]
