The other day, I happened to be in an area that contained a lot of history: a house that was once the hub of a community, beautiful, old trees that had looked down on violent actions and peaceful scenes, and the remains of a very old road that once led to Tahlequah. This track led […]
Sep 2, 2014
With Mop in Hand
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Yesterday, Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, was wet and cool to start with. Later, it got kind of steamy when the sun came out. September 1, was a memorable day in history. On that day in 1939, Germany invaded Poland and World War II began. On the first day of September in 1864, […]
Sep 1, 2014
Two Labor Day Prayers
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From the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 64, verses 5-6; 8-9: “You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned–In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved. But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and […]
Aug 31, 2014
A Rainbow in the Cloud
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I had started to the store for a batch of groceries. Rain fell gently and the sun shone too. “Oh,” I thought. “This is perfect weather for a rainbow!” Glancing out of my car’s window to the west, I saw it, a lovely, large rainbow that looked like it arched over the whole town, north […]
Aug 30, 2014
An Interview with Darcy and Flora
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Roving Reporter: Thank you, Darcy and Flora, for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me about your first venture into a rather desperate situation. May I add, by the way, that I’m happy you came through unscathed. Flora: We weren’t exactly unscathed as you put it, young lady. You should have seen […]
Aug 29, 2014
A New Day Dawning
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My parents were early risers. They beat the sun out of bed and by eight o’clock, they had done what I would consider a full day’s work. Of course, since they were up, they certainly expected their children to be up and going as well. When Mom fixed breakfast, she fixed it for everyone at […]
