Opinion
Plants need winter weather
Most plants have a natural “sleep” period (called dormancy) during the winter, because actively growing plants can’t stand freezing ...
What is it about dogs?
“Histories are fuller of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.” Alexander PopeWhat is it about dogs?In the wild they search fo...
A simple way to quit smoking
It has been 55 years this month since the U.S. Surgeon General declared that “cigarettes may be hazardous to health.” I remember it well. ...
Why MLK Day is a premature celebration of a victory yet to be won
On some positions cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?”Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?”Vanity asks the ques...
Front row seat in Heaven
Ephesians 2:4-7 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, m...
A carpenter I am not
Someone once said, “Find something you’re good at, and stick with it.”For some of us, we’re still searching for what that may ...
Commercial success? Highly unlikely
One of my favorite evening rituals is sitting down in front of the television and winding down before bed.I am usually tuned into reruns of The Big Ba...
Two floods and a wedding
Do you ever get an urge to jump in your car and go someplace on a moment’s notice? Well, that happened last year when our daughter and son-in-la...
More is not always better
“If I only had more,” said the people. How many of us have made (or thought) this very same comment? How many of us have envied or resente...
How about this idea?
Wouldn’t it be great to have our leaders (at the top if you will) display a sincere desire to resolve the present government shutdown by sharing...
