Do you want a companion who will always be available, never desert you in a crisis and whisk you away to an exciting adventure with very little or no cost to you? Try picking up a book! A friend and I were talking about the importance of a child learning to read. We agreed that […]

I have always been an early riser. For my parents, the day began before sunup and that habit was ingrained in me. I consider early mornings the best part of the day. Dad’s favorite phrase to tell us that morning had come was, “It’s gettin’ up time.” When we lived on the farm, we were […]

At different times in my life, I have been organist or pianist at church. In all those years, there are bound to be some Sundays that are more memorable than others, for reasons not ecclesiastical. One summer Sunday, I  decided to wear some red sandals with crepe rubber soles. I hadn’t worn them in years […]

A Cricket’s Lullaby As the fireplace flickers low And logs are reddish ember-glow, A simple solo, drowsy-slow, Hesitantly creeping, A nightly nocturne he’ll begin, His fiddle tucked beneath his chin, A tinny tune that’s rusty-thin, Played as the world is sleeping.                             […]