Divide, conquer, vacuum
Every relationship shares certain responsibilities, but there are also divisions of labor. I’m always fascinated by how couples divvy up...
K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple speeder)
Years ago, just as I crested a hill on Highway 96 in Williamson County, I realized I was meeting one of Franklin’s finest. When I saw his...
Living fearlessly
One thing about Charles was his fearlessness. I'm sorta’ careful. He sorta’ wasn't. I liked that. If you’ve read my CATastrophe blog...
The Letter
Dear Daddy, After your death, lots of family and friends offered to help me sort through the 30 years of stuff that you and Mama...
A map for grief
Map – “a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements….” Permission – “from the verb permittere “allow” In the past...
Let the children come
Our little church hosted Vacation Bible School last week. I hope you have warm memories of VBS from your childhood. We had that perfect...
Heroes among us
There was terrible news in a neighboring county last week when a Blue Angels pilot crashed while practicing for an upcoming air show at...
Bowling for birthdays, old bones and bygones
It was important recently to show a couple of teenagers a thing or two about bowling. At least that was my shtick as the three of us got...
Turning toward
June makes us think of young love and weddings. But I’ve recently been fortunate enough to spend some extra up close time with happily...
