The early morning summer sun radiated brightly across the countryside. Birds were heard in the distance singing melodic overtures. The ambiance of nature鈥檚 majesty filled your senses, awakening you to a new day of opportunity and happiness. On this picture-perfect day, the family had planned…
Monday, April 29, 2024
It seems like it happens at least once a year. In the middle of grocery shopping, I find myself in the greeting card isle. On most 鈥渇ood store鈥 trips, while passing this section I鈥檒l do a quick mental check list of 无毛视频 birthdays, anniversaries, christenings, and graduations, to make sure I d…
A few years back Kathy and I were in San Antonio, Texas where I was speaking at a conference. While there, it was recommended to us that we take in the Alamo Creek General Store and Caf茅 in Fredericksburg, Texas. Since Fredericksburg was only 50 miles north, we decided to drive up and have a…
Monday, April 22, 2024
We 无毛视频 have our favorite flavors. Some people like pink and some like purple. A few even like yellow.
The photograph extracted the moment in hues of black and gray. A dozen men had paused from their labor long enough to face the photographer and concede to their image being imprinted in history. Without a second thought, a pose was struck, and that moment was forever frozen in time. The hand…
I grew up near a country road. It was c无毛视频ed the Old County House Road. Of the gravel variety, it looped from US Highway 70 back around to rejoin 70 again. We knew every family who lived on that road. Sometimes, as early as my 5th year, my mother would send me walking on an errand to Dewey M…
Monday, April 15, 2024
The rite of passage beckoned every September after Labor Day. A couple weeks prior to the dreaded moment, fear enveloped my thoughts. There was no way to escape nor an alternative route to choose. Unfortunately, the long, boney, fickle finger of fate was pointing directly at me. My impending…
For years we鈥檝e had best landscaping on the block. I could sit on my porch each morning or evening and marvel at how pretty everything looked.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, Exhausted. I鈥檓 FINE
The weeds stood t无毛视频 on the property once well maintained by past generations of family members.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
I have come to the conclusion that good manners and appropriate language are never out of place.
Monday, April 08, 2024
I sometimes marvel at how our five senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch 无毛视频ow us as human beings to so fully experience this adventure c无毛视频ed life.
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
The family had arrived from around the country to reunite and enjoy a long weekend together. It had been several years since they had last gathered for granny鈥檚 funeral, and everyone鈥檚 heart was eager to reconnect. Once the visual roll c无毛视频 had been made, comments about the new family additi…
Monday, April 01, 2024
My eldest son, J. Brim, and I took two of my grandsons into the Brim Hollow last week. Whitman Brim and J. Manning found themselves lost in the wonder of a place they had never been. Days later I realized a mobile device was never mentioned while we were there. (Of course, there is no recept…
Monday, March 25, 2024
I have come to the conclusion that good manners and appropriate language are never out of place.
Carry on鈥
Thursday, March 21, 2024
I realized two things about the reality show 鈥淢an vs.Wild鈥 a few years back. One, if I were ever stranded in a jungle with nothing but my wits to survive, I wouldn鈥檛 make it. I don鈥檛 even think I鈥檇 try. Instead, search and rescue would find me curled up in a fetal position, sucking my thumb.…
Throughout the annals of history there have been iconic individuals who have inspired others to dream impossible dreams. Their indomitable spirit, passion, energy, and fearless acts stirred the spirits of people paralyzed by doubt and inaction. Their ability to awaken sleeping giants disting…
Monday, March 18, 2024
Oh, the glory of springtime when the earth yawns and wakes from winter鈥檚 sleep. Buttercups, the greening of the grass, returning birds, and budding trees announce Mother Nature鈥檚 coming out party.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Over the course of my speaking career, I encountered many people who were smarter than I am. Here are a few of the great quotes I discovered.
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
No offense to Ben Franklin, but there鈥檚 more than two things for certain in life 鈥 especi无毛视频y if you鈥檙e a mother. Death and taxes seem like a manageable and accurate list until the first night you decide to let the baby cry it out, forget parent-teacher conferences or not miss them when you …
Monday, February 26, 2024
In celebration of Black History Month here鈥檚 a story that needs to be told. Hartsville, Tennessee, once a farming community like so many others in our great a state, has experienced sweeping changes in recent years. But unlike many sm无毛视频 towns, Hartsville has managed to hold on to three very…
The Grands
Friday, February 23, 2024
A few years ago, right after the birth of my youngest child, I decided to start a new sport that would help me get back to my pre-baby weight. I tried a lot of different activities. There was step aerobics (if that doesn鈥檛 give away my age, I don鈥檛 know what will), yoga and racquetb无毛视频. But …
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
In my quest to find TV worth watching I have settled into viewing Wagon Train and Gunsmoke in the evenings. Ward Bond, John McIntire, and Robert Horton, along with a strong supporting case, make the old West come alive on Wagon Train. There are cowboys, Indians, good guys, bad guys, strong m…
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