The Slave Tree and Amazing Grace
We don’t think much about human slavery these days. We believe it was an aberration in human history that pretty much ended when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Not true.
Read moreFour Clues You are Filled with Fear
It’s time to stop living in fear and start living in faith.
Read moreThe County Fair Pretty Baby Contest
When our oldest son was just 2 years old we lived in a little Kansas town where the county fair was held. That year the fair board determined to drop…
Read moreA Flight for Life or Death?
The medical evac helicopter disappeared into the moonless night. I stood by our oldest son and his daughter who was named after the precious cargo on that helicopter, her grandma,…
Read moreAwesome Crap
“Awesome Crap Sale” was the sign our neighbors (Jeff & Marie) erected to announce their garage sale last weekend. I figured this was a real can’t-miss-event, so I ambled over…
Read moreDo You Always Travel With Batman?
A cute 7-year-0ld boy was in full Batman costume at Walmart. I said to his mother, “Do you always travel with Batman?” She smiled sweetly at her son, then looked…
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