A Story From 50 Years of Marriage

A Story From 50 Years of Marriage

Some friends of ours tell this story from the earlier years of their marriage this way:  We were living in South Texas temporarily, several hundred miles from our family and dear friends. While Doug worked long hours at a construction job there and had to be gone most...
Sandlot Optimism

Sandlot Optimism

The stranger in the tiny town walked up to the sandlot baseball field to watch a group of loud and excited ragtag boys playing a pickup game of baseball. After a few minutes of listening to the crack of the bat, watching the ball sail over the heads of the...
My Daddy Takes Care of Me

My Daddy Takes Care of Me

Several years ago, while visiting with my little preschool granddaughter, I was going to give her some money. But then I decided use it as an opportunity to teach her about money values. So I handed her all the coin denominations, you know, penny, nickel, dime,...
Like Father; Like Son

Like Father; Like Son

My son works the night shift, and therefore is sleeping when much of the country is going about their business. One morning he received a phone call that wakened him from a sound sleep. His wife, an elementary school teacher was on the other end of the line. “You...

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