This morning as I gaze at my quiet street, my heart is full of many things: gratitude, hopes, concerns, dreams and memories. Sometimes as I drink in the quiet rustle of the trees, the way morning shadows slope across green grass, or the optimistic song of birds, I let my thoughts stray backward to what […]
Jun 21, 2015
Look What They Started
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Yesterday, descendants of Ben Willis and Levi Latty flocked to Tahlequah to honor our ancestors and get better acquainted with each other. Today is Father’s Day, a good time to remember the values, the strength of character, and the love of family these men left us. Many fathers were in the room; men who worked hard for […]
Jun 15, 2015
God’s World
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O world, I cannot hold thee close enough! Thy winds, thy wide grey skies! Thy mists, that roll and rise! So said Edna St. Vincent Millay in her poem, God’s World. Have you ever wanted to just stretch out your arms and give God’s world a big hug? It’s a great feeling, this love for beautiful, […]
Jun 14, 2015
Why the Red, White and Blue
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Today is Flag Day. All across our nation, the Red, White, and Blue will be flying from flagpoles and front porches. It is my firm belief that Americans should honor our flag every day. How? Well, how about learning something about the origin of the Stars and Stripes? How about going back and re-reading the Constitution, […]
May 25, 2015
Proudly
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My brothers, Thurman, Tracy, and Richard served in the Navy; my husband in the Army; my nephew Clint joined the Marines. They all came back home, all except Clint. We lost him to an awful place called Viet Nam. I think of Clint often and especially on Memorial Day. My country is made up of diverse […]
May 23, 2015
Food for Thought
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Does anybody remember the good old days when we pretty much ate what we wanted to eat, didn’t worry about how many calories we consumed or whether the flour was gluten-free? Or am I the only one old enough to recall when food was food, and were thankful to have it? I grew up on […]
