The closet is dark!
After listening to the news and reading the paper, I hid in the closet…. And maybe I would stay there until it is safe...
Those fiddle sticks and foul words
Easter is coming soon, and my church will receive a big bag of cash by then!
It all started with Lent. I am a Southern...
A time to be quiet
I submitted my first story to the LaGrange Daily News nine years ago. It was a love letter to the west Georgia town that...
From the Land of Warlocks and Witches
"What’s that Joe?" Little Ruthie asks her slightly older brother as he holds up a mysterious bottle in the bathroom. Joe answers, "Styling Mousse....
“Why me, Lord?”
Mark Twain said, "The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."...
Visits from an angel
"The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and...
“It is finished”
As the Lord took his last breath on the cross, he didn't say his life was over or even whisper a simple goodbye. Instead,...
The ones who missed the dance
Editor's Note: On this day, six years ago, 17 people lost their lives in a mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school. This...
In need of good medicine
You know what? We need to laugh more! We should demand television show reruns of The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Cheers, and Friends during...
Finding the light after 1988
Editor's Note: This column deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide or experiencing a crisis, help is available. Call...
Well, here we go!
The helmet is awkward, the shoulder pads are too big for the armor, and I can't pick up a thing wearing boxing gloves. However,...
The green hills of heaven
"Grandpa! I had a funny dream last night!" I exclaimed while my grandmother prepared my breakfast.
"What did you dream, sweetheart?"
"I was at the top...