Day 2 of my parents’ visit “You have the friendliest church, Herbie.” “Some of them people still remembered us from last time. They were real nice.” So the day started pretty good, although mom got winded and tired out going from the…
Hi Everyone, I have tried to chronicle the parents’ visit and plan to post something a little different each day for the next week. Hopefully in that time I will have some pix ready to post. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Day 1 of my parents’ visit…
Just a note to let you all know that I have not been around because the parents are here. I’ll be stopping by as I can, when I can.
It started out as “Decoration Day” on May 30, not “The last Monday in May.” It was a day when you went to the grave of a loved one who had fallen in battle. You went to the cemetery and saw the…
When I worked at the big name bookstore there were two things that happened which I think relate directly to the big flap over the new movie, “The Davinci Code.” One of the things we were supposed to do while we were…
I really like having people come here and visit, it seems a shame, sometimes, that I don’t update as often as I should. I could probably build up a nice little audience even if I only posted something every couple of days…
I tried to edit this story of how Carter got blown up as little as possible; it’s the actual e-mail conversation Carter and I had a couple of weeks ago. There are 2 separate stories, and I guess I could have made it…
Florence Nightengale May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910 When Florence was 24 years old, she had a “calling” from God. She wrote in her journal, “God spoke to me and called me to His service.” Florence decided her calling was to help the sick and the poor by becoming…
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