Unless you’re expecting something via U.S. Mail, the trip to the mailbox is often a fruitless endeavor. The amount of junk mail that we receive has probably gone down over the past few years, but occasionally we still get that credit card application we never requested or the local coupon package with discounts for products […]
It’s been said that people will ‘lose their heads’ in a crisis. I can freely confess that this does happen. For whatever reason, panic sometimes overcomes me and things that should be painfully obvious just aren’t. I have to remind myself almost daily not to ‘lose my head’ worrying about the things I have no […]
Advent is in full swing and many of us are going through the annual rituals to prepare for Christmas. I hope everyone has the opportunity to take the time this year to really focus on what Christmas is about and the joy it brings. Share that joy with others this year and you just might […]
My youngest son, Chase, just recently lost his other front tooth, making the total number of gaps in his mouth now three. It’s really interesting how his young mind works. After losing his first tooth, he placed it beneath his pillow, as advised, and the next morning woke up to a nice crisp one dollar […]
The stray balloon seemed to mock Glen, its string waving as it escaped. The nickel-plated nine millimeter was only minutes old, but the magazine was full and Glen was a good shot. Somewhere in the distance a dog barked.
I’m amazed how we’ve become victims of our own progress. Our efforts to communicate in the most efficient ways have allowed us to become lazy and functionally illiterate. I fear that the generation that has learned to communicate via texting may suffer the worst. Sure, they can peck out the plot line to War & […]