photo credit museum.wa.gov.au The rhythmic croaking was strangely melodious. I would mentally filter out all the other background noise that flowed out of the woods adjacent to our house. The birds, the crickets, all the other sounds would fade away until I could only hear the frogs. They croaked in a harmonious Read More…
Sometimes Better Follows Worse
“No deposit, no return.” My father-in-law whispered those words to me as he gave me his daughter’s hand at our wedding. This Sunday will be our 23nd wedding anniversary. Ironically we will spend it leading a marriage retreat for couples raising children with special needs. I don’t know if I believe in love Read More…
The 43 Hour Vacation
Photo credit gatlingburg.qsmvrq.com “I think I will move to Australia.” So says the young boy Alexander in Judith Viorst’s award winning children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” That was one of my personal favorite books as a child. Now here I was, sitting on the edge of the bed Read More…
The Story Teller
Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small rural town in the South myself. Maybe it’s because I share so many of the same values, morals, and ideals that the show portrayed. Maybe it’s just because I love old-school comedy and quirky characters. For whatever reason, I have always been, and still remain, Read More…
How Long To Sing This Song?
“I waited patiently for the Lord He inclined and heard my cry He lift me up out of the pit Out of the miry clay I will sing, sing a new song I will sing, sing a new song How long to sing this song? How long to sing this song? How long…how long…how long… Read More…