Sunshine on snow is blinding. It’s beautiful, but very bright. And, this morning, it’s really,really cold. The temperature doesn’t often fall below zero in Arkansas, but that’s where it is this morning. The cat food on my front porch was only partly eaten this morning. I don’t know if it’s a homeless cat or a […]
Jan 25, 2026
Deep Freeze
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I woke up to a world of white this morning–a frigid, frozen world. I’m not sure how much snow is on the ground–not as much as was forecast, but several inches. At one point, we had sleet so that, with the snow, makes for a lot of cold stuff. It’s pretty, though, if you’re in […]
Jan 23, 2026
Life
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Last Sunday was Sanctity of Life Sunday, begun by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. It is a day to commemorate the sacredness of human life and call attention to the many lives lost due to abortion. I am unashamedly pro-life. I believe I’ve heard all the arguments from pro-choice people. I don’t wish to hear […]
Jan 22, 2026
The Old Mother Hen Syndrome
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If any of you have ever lived on a farm that had chickens, you know what I mean when I say The Old Mother Hen Syndrome. Hens with a brood of chicks spread their wings and gather their babies under them when danger or bad weather threatens. I have that same inclination when storms or […]
Jan 20, 2026
The Squirrel’s Nest
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From my front room window, I can see a squirrel’s nest on a high limb of my neighbor’s tree. I wonder about these nests that are easily visible when leaves are off the trees. In summer, they’re hidden by thick leaves but in winter, that covering is gone. Do the squirrels still live there? I […]
Jan 19, 2026
Powerful Words
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” – Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s The Raven has been taken apart and analyzed, looked […]
