MARCH 2021 - Sitting in my backyard, the March morning is chilly, meriting that second cup of coffee to keep my hands warm. I lean my...

DECEMBER 2018 - Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is...

NOTE: Eulogies and memorials must be my thing. This remembrance of the one-of-a-kind Stanley Walker is myfourth most popular blog. Enjoy....

APRIL 2017 - It came as simple text message: “You walking today?” I smiled and responded in the affirmative immediately, and about a...

MARCH 2017 - Jorge outside the church at San Francisco. In the Mexican Yucatan peninsula, December days are almost always in the 90s,...

MARCH 2017 - Joe Van Barnes was one of the greats. When our church said good bye to him a few weeks ago it was apparent that, for a man...

FEBRUARY 2017 - It is 7 a.m. The sun is up in Ichmul, Mexico, and the only sound is the occasional rooster or the wild birds that hide in...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - I use the notes app on my phone to jot down inspiration, ideas, affirmations and important information that I'm prone to...

SEPTEMBER 2016 - It is the weekend. The Bulldogs won, barely. My boy turns 20 next week. My girl has the perfect homecoming dress. It’s...

JANUARY 2016 - Four months and 15 days ago we moved E into his dorm at Belmont University. It was a momentous and extraordinary day....

DECEMBER 2015 - My sweet cousin, already a candidate for World's Greatest Mom, posted on Facebook this picture of her family's nativity...

Update, AUGUST 2022: This blog post, now seven years old, was written at a time when I wanted my words to express what I hoped for, but...

FEBRUARY 2012 - For Christmas, a really nice, very sweet lady in my Sunday School class gave me one of those inspirational calendars that...

OCTOBER 2010 - I turned 47 last week. One of my spiritual mentors called me with good wishes, well-timed encouragement and a list of...

JANUARY 2010 - I'm studying the book of Ruth for Sunday School and reading the book of Revelation this week to complete my goal of...