Rip and Suzanna can make it happen! Chip and Joanna Gaines have set the bar high for husband and wife DIYers. Joanna, with her unique vision, every hair in place and image of the perfect working mom, makes it all look so easy. Chip, the goofball, who always has an enjoyable time implementing Joanna’s vision, … Continue reading D.I.Y.
I was blessed with a mom that could cook. It did not matter if she was cooking her trademark biscuits, fried chicken or making Italian cream cake, that lady could cook. And, by the way, I could eat. When I entered first grade, I loved everything about school except the lunchroom. I thought the food … Continue reading Lunchroom Ladies
She has a "Great" personality! Recently, being surrounded by a female majority, and in a moment of vulnerability, the women forced me to watch the Bachelorette. Trying to be open-minded, I did my best to give this popular show a chance. However, every part of my male instincts screamed, “this just ain’t right.” Man, it … Continue reading The Bachelor
When I was a young buck, a password was something only secret agents used. I remember watching Get Smart and James Bond. They always used secret passwords to get passage to the Golden Ticket. To me, this was the coolest thing ever. I never dreamed I might soon live in a world where passwords dominated my … Continue reading My Secret Password
She was from St. Paul. He was from Minneapolis. The “Twin Cities.” A heavily populated metropolitan area. Highly educated residences. Land of 10,000 lakes. Cold winters. Northern accents. Catholic churches. Family. ------------- Berea, Arkansas. 1949. Tall pine trees. Hot, humid weather. Back woods. Middle of nowhere. Nowhere! Population thirty people. Maybe! Hot humid summers. Southern drawls. Predominately … Continue reading A Love Story of Amazing Faith
Smoke billowed from under the hood of my U-Haul truck as the beep, beep, beep warning signal screamed for me to stop. Every ounce of deductive reasoning skills in my body told me to stop and to do it right now! By the time the oil light flashed, I recited every Baptist, Methodist and Catholic … Continue reading Good People
Is it just me or does everyone these days have a top ten list? Turning to Google for advice on effective titles, I discovered we dig and read anything titled “Top Ten.” Animal lovers must own these top ten animals. Readers must read these top ten books. The other day I saw the top ten … Continue reading Top Ten This
" Food just taste better when I plow the field with a horse," he said. He was short in stature. Those around him for any period of time just knew; he was a man of few words. It was nothing personal. That was just the way God made him. He had a knack for keeping … Continue reading His Actions Spoke Louder than Words
The bus was on the threshold of exploding with happiness as the team began yet another triumphant trip home. This hard-fought, come from behind football game over a more talented team, captured the championship. Underdogs since the start of the year, the young men proved the pundits wrong. Now, they were the undisputed best team of … Continue reading Rockin Robin
Thank God for silent heroes! Silent Heroes All Around Us They are all around us. We look the same. We work with them. They attend our churches. We live in their neighborhoods. Our circle of friends includes them. They are both male and female. They are Democrats and Republicans. They are the bold and brave folks who … Continue reading Silent Heroes All Around Us
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