When I was a child, television commercials told us: That we would wonder where the yellow went if we brushed with a certain toothpaste. That we’d feel stronger if we took a certain liquid supplement to help our iron-poor blood.…
Yesterday afternoon and evening Ray and I did some shopping in nearby Cookeville. As expected, we saw leftover Christmas decorations on clearance here and there. On the way home I remembered one of them and mentioned it to Ray. “I…
Happy Wednesday before Christmas! It’s a day for me to be embarrassed by that half-baked blog post that went out by email this morning. The reason it looked half-baked is because it was. It wasn’t supposed to go out at…
Early in December, a blog reader wrote to me about a special moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Last night, when Ray suggested that we watch the show, I watched for that special moment. I saw it for myself, but…
While we were looking forward to our recent trip, the invariable question from our friends was “Where are you going?” When I responded, “Pittsburgh,” I got a consistent response—sometimes verbal and sometimes non-verbal. It went like this: “Pittsburgh?” I understand…
Leaves on the dogwood tree in the front yard have a red tinge and the air had a nip in it when Ray and I made an early morning trip to Cookeville yesterday (not for doughnuts this time). God had…
