The Friend
Have you seen these commercials for Lyft and Uber? They're almost identical, which makes me wonder if they hired the same ad agency, but...
The Silence
Silence. The absence of sound. If you were born deaf or choose to wear good earplugs, the result is the same: you live in a world absent...
A Special Post on a Day to be Remembered
I don't usually post on Sundays, but today is a special day. Not only is it Veterans' Day, it is the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day....
Votes Matter
I'm not a political analyst and can barely follow political analysts when they speak. What I can say without equivocation is that your...
Calling All Ladies!
The ability and opportunity to vote for our leaders is possibly the greatest right and responsibility Americans have. Historically, not...
Never Alone
Nearly 500 years ago, poet John Donne wrote the famous lines: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the...
Walk for Life and Hope
Recently a friend shared on face book that her former pastor had committed suicide. He had struggled for years with depression and...
Pieces of a Heart
It's no secret that I enjoy the beauty of handmade quilts, and I've written before about Jennie Doan and the Missouri Star Quilt Company....
The Kindness of Strangers
When I was very young, my family had a big boat of a car, yellow I believe. No seatbelts in back. No air conditioning or electric...
Remember the Fallen
When I was a teacher, I had this wonderful idea to assign a research project complete with PowerPoint and speech. Not surprisingly, my...
