Wendi and I took a stroll in the falling snow yesterday. It was magical, both the stillness that always accompanies a snowfall and the...

Over the next few weeks the nation will be tuned into championship football, both college and pro. Television makes it a spectacle, fans...

Wendi and I were sitting at L22, the gate for our flight from Chicago to New Orleans. We’d done the kiosk thing and had our luggage and...

The other day I was searching for an item, decided against it, and minutes later I received an ad pushing for it on my phone. (1984esque)...

Christmas bells: they’re festive, they “jingle all the way”, they’re the “first gift of Christmas” in the modern classic The Polar...

“You'd better watch out, You'd better not cry, Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town…He sees you when you're...

There are three primary colors: red, blue, yellow. All other colors are a blending of these colors or the lightening and darkening with...

If you’re like our family Thanksgiving is rooted in tradition, one of which is gathering in front of the TV and watching the Macy’s...

Growing up, my parents would constantly remind me of the “magic words”. There were two. It would happen when in my childlike exuberance...

In 1910, Grover Laudermilk, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals was sent to the Springfield, Illinois Senators after a poor showing for...

When I was young, very young, my mom would go to my closet and choose the clothes I was to wear to school the next day. Eventually that...

Once when Jesus’ disciples were leaving the temple they commented on the beauty of the stonework craftmanship. And rather than agree...

I hope you are a regular reader of the Old Testament. It’s there you find incredible stories that captivate like a Hollywood movie....

Did you slip on a jacket this morning? Brrrrr! Or maybe you stepped outside and said, “I should have dressed warmer”. The problem is by...

I wonder sometimes if weather persons draw straws to see who gets to report from the spot closest to the eye of the storm. Soon they’ll...

Recent images and the ongoing relief efforts of the aftermath of Helene conjures never forgotten memories for those of us who knew...

MUGGY: Think of hot, humid, steamy weather as being so unpleasant  that you feel "mugged" by it when you step outside . ( vocabulary.com...

I love gift giving occasions. I love giving and to be honest, I love receiving gifts. Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine Day and...

As I type the parking lot of grocery stores are full, half our schools are empty and the rest will dismiss early, sandbags are being...

As I drove to the church the other day I noticed a chicken nugget someone had dropped onto the parking lot. It wasn’t the nugget I saw...