This is a familiar situation on a rice farm at harvest. The field is soft from standing in water most of the summer. Many fields have soft spots. As a young lad growing up on my dad’s rice farm, I stuck a few tractors. But never like this. Never! Dad didn’t find anything funny about …
Needs Or Wants
Saturday, we celebrated our family Thanksgiving with incredible food, laughter, family pictures, and conversations about Christmas. I was sitting beside our 8-year-old granddaughter as she searched Amazon on Meme’s phone for her Christmas wish list. Not much has changed in 70 years except when I was her age, we used the Sears catalog. We would …
Ready?
I’ve never told this deer hunting story before, but this is what I looked like 60 years ago. It was early one morning, and I had walked about ½ mile into the woods. It found the perfect deer stand, a big tree on a mound. After standing in the cold and seeing nothing I decided …
The Power In The Name
Very soon the world will be singing Christmas Carols. Many of them will have Old Testament names for Jesus such as the ones found in Isaiah, “Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace.” But there is so much more behind this. Did you know that “the phrase "in the …
Missed it!
If you have ever been on a cruise ship you have witnessed people running to catch the ship before it leaves port. You may have even watched people running to the departed ship thinking it would turn around because they failed to follow instructions. That ship had sailed. Mary & I have been on a …
“Joy”
It won’t be long before we will be singing this well-known Christmas carol,” Joy To The World” I found this to be interesting on Google. “The popular carol "Joy to the World" was written by Isaac Watts, who penned the lyrics in 1719 as a poetic paraphrase of Psalm 98…and was originally written to celebrate …
“REPRESENTATIVE! I Want To Speak To A REPRESENTATIVE!”
Just like the dude in the picture I have literally screamed into the phone, “REPRESENTATIVE!” only to hear, “would you like to speak to a representative?” This is usually followed by a series of choices, “Press 1 if you have this situation, Press 2 if you are experiencing this situation, press 3 if…and by the …
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“Look For Signs…”
If you deer hunt, you have heard the phrase, “Look for signs.” Good hunters walk through the woods constantly looking for where deer bed down, droppings, scraps, paths, natural food sources, water & tracks. If I am traveling down the road looking for a place to eat, I look for signs…pickup trucks. Long before website …
“I Think I’ll Stay Here In The Shallow End!”
Growing up I thought swimming was walking in the shallow end of the concrete pool. I did this so much that my toes were raw. I watched other people splashing, diving, and enjoying the water. But I was afraid to get out of my comfort zone...the shallow end. That changed the summer I took swimming …
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“Yeah, When Pigs Fly!”
Have you given up on someone? Maybe it’s a friend, a family member, your boss, or co-worker that are so set in their ways. Some have given up on the church while others have given up on government and the political process. Today so many people are feeling disenchanted & frustrated. Good News, this is …
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