An Attitude of Gratitude
Last month, a good friend, Stephanie Neighbour or Chucklespace.com, challenged her readers to make some positive challenges in their life....
Halloween Goes Politically Correct
If you’ve been following me on any of my various social media sites or reading this blog for any length of time, then you are well aware...
Citizen's Arrest
In an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, Deputy Barney Fife winds up giving Gomer Pyle a ticket for making a u-turn. Gomer, of course,...
If Life Were Like My Twitter Feed
Life can be so complicated at times. People can be even more complicated. As a matter of fact, I think it is because people are...
Barhopping with the Kids
I know, it probably doesn’t sound like a good parenting thing to do, but that’s what they wanted to do, so that’s what they did. Heather...
The Bates Motel
We had planned an overnight trip to Gainesville to visit our two college kids. At first, it was just a day trip, but I decided that we...
A Quiet Place
One of the main rules of writing I have often heard is that one must find that quiet nook away from a busy household that will enable you...
Peace in the Ritual
Every morning I can be found in the same spot. It’s usually after my first taxi run where I’m taking the girls to work, but I’ll be...
As Iron Sharpens Iron
It’s my favorite proverb, “as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” It’s also what I use as a plumb line in forming any...
It's in the Supports
As I was driving down the road the other day, I passed a new office building that had just been landscaped. The sod was still in those...
