I’ve always enjoyed early morning sounds. Night is over, the sun is on its way, a whole, new day opens up before me. Who knows the possibilities? When I was a child, I heard the chunk of wood being poked into a cookstove, the clink of a coffee pot and then I smelled the aroma […]
Jun 4, 2015
Fran’s Luncheon
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The guests were too many to go around Fran’s long table so they spilled over into the living room yesterday. An array of salads, Fran’s famous minestrone soup and a dessert table awaited the women gathered there. Flowers and plants flourished in their container homes in the front and back yards. Reds, blues, purples, yellows, […]
Jun 3, 2015
A Seat for an Elf
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Yesterday, I dug into my flower garden around the pin oak in the front yard. I always put impatiens at the foot of this tree. They seem to do best in the shade of the oak. It’s funny the things that are underground and how they got there! I encountered several large rocks that, last […]
Jun 2, 2015
Not Just Any Farmhouse
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The driveway is long. It winds around cottonwoods, oaks, and elms on its way up the hill. A wooden bridge spans Joe Creek, making a pleasant rattle as car tires meet wood planks. At the end of the driveway the house rises from a grassy hill, surrounded by trees and wildflowers. Although it is large, having two stories, you […]
Jun 1, 2015
Argumentative
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When people reach a certain age, my age, for example, we have definite opinions. Children usually express the opinions of their parents but as children grow into adults, they are bombarded with propaganda. They discover new facts, develop new insights, and form their own opinions. At least, that’s the healthy thing to do–form one’s own opinions and not […]
May 31, 2015
Only God and Each Other
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As I hear the horrendous stories of the floods in Texas and Oklahoma, I stand in awe of the human spirit, the strength of faith, and plain, raw courage. To me, courage is continuing on when you don’t want to, not the absence of fear but keeping on in spite of fear or defeat, putting the […]
