Growing up on the farm meant getting started early and working late. Usually, it began as the sun was coming up and working until the sun went down. But on this day…it went past “dark-30”. Planting & harvest have windows of time when they must be done. If a farmer misses the planting days, there …
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It was around 5 o’clock the afternoon I drove my tractor out of the field and pulled up to dad with my important question, “What time are we going to the house to eat?” My dad, a man of very few words, responded, “Do the lights on your tractor work?” He answered me with a …
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To say God has interesting ways, is to put it mildly. From my perspective looking back over my 78 years, I am fascinated by how God has moved me, other people, and situations to orchestrate His Plan. It was June of 1993, nine months before I would understand, when I suddenly developed a desire to …
There I was, standing in my underwear when the Drill Instructor walked in, screaming “Atten-hut" and began inspecting the beds, foot lockers and ripping the place apart. This was my introduction to the one & only military way. What I thought…the way I liked it…no longer mattered! After screaming a string of insults, laced in …
You don’t see many of these on the road today but when I was growing up in the 60’s it was a great way to travel. When I was too young to drive, and my dear friend moved to Monticello and Hot Springs the bus made it possible. The bus ride to Hot Springs required …
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In August 2014 I had the privilege of being in Israel with a group from our church. One of the places we stayed was in northern Galilee. At supper one night one of our group members said, “I’m going to spend the night up on the roof and watch the sun come up over the …
There I sat…It was the semester test in 9th grade algebra with 10 minutes before the bell and my test paper was almost empty. I didn’t then, nor do I now understand why I need letters to solve a math problem. But here I was. I needed answers. By the time my buddy handed me …
It was the summer after my freshman year in college when my buddy and I worked in Shreveport, Louisiana (158 miles from our home in Hamburg, AR). I was working for Coca Cola as a “helper” on the routes. My job was moving the different drinks from the truck to the store and moving the …
The sooner a person learns, “Don’t ask why, just do as you’re told,” in basic training the better. I was the only one in our group told to report to this specific room. When the sergeant shut the door, it was all business. He told us to fill out the forms of everywhere we had …
The past few years have been unsettling. Businesses that we grew up with no longer exist. Government agencies, leaders and even some churches have experienced integrity failures. What we once thought was mighty are not. We have witnessed the anxiety of knowing anything can happen. COVID gave us a glimpse into how life can change …
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