‘We, the People’…
Everyone knows where they live in America, right? We each have addresses, phone numbers, and better ways to find each other than hound dogs...
The plain truth
Throughout my life, I have often discovered profound wisdom in the most unexpected places. For example, the morning comics in the newspaper have served...
It’s the sprinkles, honey child!
“Oh no!!!!!” “Hush your mouth!" "No way!!" "Against my religion!" "Who do I call?" These are just a few gasps I uttered after learning...
Save those who saved us
We have all heard the phrase, "You don't know until you know." Sometimes, we choose to remain unaware because gaining knowledge requires effort. Often,...
Don’t allow joy to end
It is officially summer! Graduations, celebrations, reunions, and picnics are taking place all over America. Watermelons are ripening, and corn grows tall in the...
A hero’s silenced laughter
In the winter of 1960, snow fell gently from the gray skies over McMinnville, Tennessee. The ground was so frigid that each lacy flake...
Opening our eyes
Have you ever taken a moment to appreciate the immediate joy that comes from a kitten's purr, a bird's song, or a baby's laughter?...
The joy of being my children’s mother
Watching the rainfall on this spring day, I recall a scene from late August 1975, which still produces laughter. At the time, we were...
Always missing Mom
My mother, Elizabeth, passed away almost 15 years ago, but her presence is still vivid in my life. When I converse with others who...
The final score
Pope Francis died the morning after Easter. Does anyone else see how prophetic the timing was? How perfect for the man who believed he...
The lasting truth
After all the years of teaching, the heartache of betrayals, and the agony of torture, he died. People didn’t believe he was valuable, a...
The same beautiful message
In the spring of 1976, I was a young interior designer working in a large store in Macon, Georgia. One early afternoon, an elegant,...