Yesterday, I saw an old friend for the first time since he left Oklahoma, many years ago. Honestly, I had forgotten about him. Now, isn’t that sad? Please don’t tell him this. But there he was, looking as happy and bright as he had when our friendship was new. He is a well-seasoned traveler and, […]
Jun 27, 2025
Aha! I Found You
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Cleaning out and organizing the writings I’ve done through the years has its rewards. Among the many papers and books stored in my garage, I’ve found poems, a few songs, Sunday School lessons, and stories that I wrote so many years ago, I had forgotten them. It was fun to re-read, sort of like meeting […]
Jun 23, 2025
Day’s End
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What is there about the ending of the day that makes me want to gather all my family in, eat supper together, and sit around visiting? Maybe it’s because that’s what I grew up with.
Apr 27, 2025
Do You Smell That?
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It’s funny what smells can do. On this wet, quiet spring morning, I caught a brief scent of woodsmoke–perhaps a leftover from a neighbor’s fireplace–and it brought back a pleasant memory of another springtime, long ago. Down in the hollow in back of the house, Dad was busy cutting out brush, stacking it into piles, […]
Apr 5, 2025
Rainy Morning
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Lightning shivers across the the room and rain pounds harder. How much rain have we had this week? I’m not sure because my rain gauge broke and I haven’t yet replaced it. We’ve had a lot of rain and I’m grateful. And, true to April’s whimsical nature, there is a possibility of snow, Sunday. The […]
Sep 30, 2024
September’s Song
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It’s hard to believe that this is the last day of September! Do you suppose time is really passing faster? Has the earth speeded up in its spinning? Sometimes, it seems that way. The birds are becoming more active. Bluejays screech in the back yard and this morning, a small wren came to pay her […]
