A house is built of logs and stone, Of tiles and posts and piers, A home is built of loving deeds That stand a thousand years. –Victor Hugo Her name was Susie Latty Day but to […]
May 11, 2013
Praying Upside Down
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The Prayer of Cyrus Brown “Last year I fell in Hodgkins’ well headfirst,” said Cyrus Brown, “With both my heels a-stickin’ up, my head a-pintin’ down, “An’ I made a prayer right then and there, Best prayer I ever said, “The prayingest prayer I ever prayed was standin’ on my head.” […]
May 10, 2013
An Encounter with a Mountain Lion
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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 […]
