Peace
March 31, 2018 - What a weekend it’s been so far… Michigan is going to the NCAA basketball finals, car show downtown during the coffee wa...
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
March 30, 2018 - The Mrs. and I traveled to visit my step-son at his church’s celebration in downtown Dallas tonight. It was a beautiful...
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Suppertime
March 29, 2018 - I don’t know about you, but suppertime was a time when the family came together to eat and share about our day (at least...
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Seeing Red
March 28, 2018 - Anger is one of those emotions we need to deal with every so often. It’s rare to find a person who doesn’t get their fus...
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Bridging the Gap
March 27, 2018 - Pulling up to the terminal after a quick flight back to Dallas from Austin, the plane stopped and sat there while sittin...
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Diet Coke
March 26, 2018 - One of my vices (one of serval) is that cold, freshly poured Diet Coke. I know, I’ve heard it from all sides, “that’s po...
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Closed Doors
March 25, 2018 - There’s a town just north of us that was, at one time, a hopping western train stop where everything was traded, carried...
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Under the Microscope
March 24, 2018 - Sometimes it seems like we have no privacy left in our world. From social media companies tracking our every click to th...
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Old Fashioned Service
March 23, 2018 - Driving through the winding country roads in Texas, you never know what you’ll come across. That’s one of the things I l...
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Time
March 22, 2018 - If you’re like me, you plan your life around a schedule and time. I didn’t use to be that way as a kid. Then, all we had...
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Old Friends
March 21, 2018 - Tonight, we said goodbye to an old friend. This friend helped us move at least four times, helped us carry heavy loads w...
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Bridges
March 20, 2018 - This past week-end the Mrs. and I took a short drive North of where we live across the Texas and Oklahoma border. The bo...
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Prescription Change
March 19, 2018 - Mondays are always, well, Mondays. Today I heard from my local pharmacy that our new prescription plan now requires us t...
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Pastor Hutch
March 18, 2018 - One of the most influential people in my life was the pastor of our local Methodist church, Pastor Hutch. A gentile man...
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Fire Escape
March 17, 2018 - Today, the Mrs. and I were able to break away for the first time in a while to take a drive to some nearby towns North o...
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Taking a Seat
March 16, 2018 - Travel days, especially on a Friday, can be grueling. Add to that the last day of Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day wee...
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Playing It Safe
March 15, 2018 - Today has been a travel day for me off to New Orleans where I have meetings with several customers. What a city. Of cour...
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Tuning In
March 14, 2018 - Oh, the days when we had three channels to choose from and everyone watched the same shows. We had to get up off the cou...
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Greatness
March 13, 2018 - Sometimes, I wish I had all the answers. To know why life happens the way it does. To know how life will turn out. To un...
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The Dream
March 12, 2018 - Growing up isn’t easy no matter what family we’re raised in. For most of us, we’d like to forget our teen years with all...
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Speed Racer
March 11, 2018 - What is it about a fast car that makes little boys just go crazy?? Is it the power, the speed, the colors, the style, or...
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Rocky Roads
March 10, 2018 - A few years ago, the Mrs.’s family had a great time together in Colorado. We all chipped in and rented a chalet together...
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The Piano Man
March 09, 2018 - Growing up, some of my best memories were of sitting on the sofa in the music room at my grandparents home next to the u...
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Dr. Who?
March 08, 2018 - Today I thought I would share a memory that was made at our humble home with the grandson whose science project was to m...
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Dreams
March 07, 2018 - On my bookshelf I keep mementos that have memories or reminders for me. One of those is this plaque titled, “Follow Your...
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Taking a Walk
March 06, 2018 - You know when Spring is around the corner when you see the daffodils blooming. This week has been great for that. The la...
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"The Claw"
March 05, 2018 - I have been called many names growing up (not all nice for certain). Several nicknames stand out to me like, “Buzz” (som...
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Fire
March 04, 2018 - The other day, a large old candle we had sitting on the living room coffee table decided it would just melt down to noth...
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The Box
March 03, 2018 - Today we celebrated our youngest grandbaby’s first birthday with family and friends on a beautiful Spring-like day at a...
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Stepping Outside
March 02, 2018 - Well, it’s Friday night and it’s been a long week. This is the time of year when most of my customers are doing large or...
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The Grill
March 01, 2018 - Growing up in Southwest Michigan, I learned the meaning of the adage, ‘I used to walk to school for a mile, uphill, in t...
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