“Oh holy night, the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.” Such a beautiful song. When I started singing this earlier today it wasn’t because of Christmas, although this is a time of Christmas carols and hymns. I was singing it in response to the death of a member … [Read more…]
When I was growing up my family would travel every summer to visit my father’s uncle in Paragould, Arkansas from Louisville, Kentucky. Now I realize that we were either taking my grandmother to visit her brother or picking her up. But back then I knew that we were going to spend a week at the … [Read more…]
Well, it has happened. Actually it happened a long time ago. I am now making it public. I have Grandma arms. You know, that extra skin, or whatever, that hangs down from your upper arm (you know, the triceps). It’s like an old cartoon of a weight lifter whose muscle is tight and then slinks … [Read more…]
When I asked for suggestions on what to write about I didn’t expect anyone to give me ideas. I literally have lists upon lists upon lists of things I want to write about. There might be a reason I haven’t made it through those lists. Those ideas bounce into my mind and in about a … [Read more…]
For the longest time I have felt the need to follow Christ, literally. I haven’t gotten there yet but I’ve been working that way for awhile. The Gospel of Luke will really put you in your place. I can imagine being in the crowd following Jesus everywhere he went. I can also imagine fantasizing about … [Read more…]
My daughter asked me the other day why I didn’t blog anymore. I told her I was probably finished with that phase of my life and I was just moving on. I told her that I still wrote all the time, I just didn’t post anything. She said she wished that I would go back … [Read more…]
You stole my heart the minute I knew you were there.It didn’t seem realBut you were what I always wanted for him It’s by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done …I’ve had some hard times in my life. My dad died when I was 19. My mom died when I was 26. I divorced … [Read more…]
If I had been brave I would have kissed more boys. I would have started with Donnie Osmond and ended with Jimmy Elder. If I had been brave I would have hollered “me too” long before anyone did. I always thought I was getting the last laugh but I never did. If I had been … [Read more…]
Uncle Ted was married to my mother’s twin, Marilynn. He was a very quiet man, a very intelligent man. He had a great sense of humor that I would see, on occasion, when he and my dad would start cutting up. Our favorite thing to say was that Marilynn and Carilynn married Ted and Fred. Of … [Read more…]
When my dad died my mom wanted this song for his funeral. She said it was because Daddy died in the morning. I can’t hear this song without thinking that. Daddy was sick his entire adult life. The last two years he was in and out of the hospital. We really thought he would survive … [Read more…]