Talking It Over

This week when I started working on the Years Ago column I was surprised to see that it was fifteen years ago when my son lost his friends in a...

I feel like I might jinx my health by writing about it again but wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who has been helping and thinking about...

It is no fun to not feel good. Over the last couple weeks, I have been fighting illness, specifically pneumonia, and it has not been fun. I am slowly starting...

Fall can mean a lot of things. Harvest, cooler temperatures, preparing for winter, hunting, and my favorite, Church suppers. You can tell that the fall season is setting in when...

There are a couple of very important weeks observed each year in September. Sadly, however, many people simply ignore them and assume that the consequences could never happen to them...

It was not a good start to our vacation. I heard about the boat accident and who was involved on the first day of our vacation and struggled to grasp...

In less than a week, our children will be heading back to school, filling the empty classrooms and desks so carefully maintained through the summer. The blackboards have been wiped...

I lost a friend last week. Someone who greeted me each time I walked in the door, as I opened my eyes in the morning and when I happened to...

I had a great time at the fair this year. I hope everyone who attended did too. The weather was nice, the food was great and there were so many...

Last week I attended the Bible School program for my granddaughter. It was a wonderful program showing how much the children had learned and obviously how much fun they had...

As I write this, raindrops are hitting the window and roof of my office building. I can't help but think of the song about raindrops that keep falling and wishing...

When you consider yourself part of a community, whether you live within the city limits or not, you are partially responsible for its success or failure, appearance and reputation. The...