Sunday, Matt and his family and I went to the Levi Latty reunion in Tahlequah. It was a neat day of a whole lot of visiting, a whole lot of food, games and prizes, and remembrances. I think of those family reunions as connections, a bridge between the past and the present or maybe even […]
Jun 20, 2014
Fearless Friday
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Not that any day of the week can have courage, but it might be good this one day to practice being courageous, less fearful, and more hopeful. Doubtless, everywhere we look, there are reasons to fear. I don’t mean that we should put our heads in the sand. We need to know what’s going on […]
Jun 19, 2014
Thoughtful Thursday
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A bluejay youngster dropped out of my neighbor’s blue spruce and landed on the sidewalk. Fluttering his wings, he evidently needed some sort of assistance, so both parents came winging in. They poked food into his hungry mouth and tried to encourage him to fly by flying and hopping short distances. The baby gave it […]
Jun 17, 2014
Peace and Quiet
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On the north side of my house is a happy tangle of ferns, hostas, violets and lily-of-the-valley. I call this my woods garden. For one thing, it grows without much help from me. For another, this pretty group of flowers reminds me of taking a walk through the woods. They like to sink their little feet […]
Jun 16, 2014
Close Your Eyes, You Are There
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Have you ever watched a TV mystery or maybe an old Perry Mason and a witness is asked to remember a certain scene? The lawyer might say, “Just close your eyes and imagine you are back at (wherever the action occurred).” Funny thing is, this technique of “remembering” actually works. It works for me, not […]
Jun 15, 2014
Bob Day
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His character was as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. He was stubborn and he could be stern. He didn’t talk an awfully lot but he had a keen sense of humor and liked a good joke. And whatever he said, I knew was the truth. The whole world might be wrong, but not my […]
