(I wrote this for Mother’s Day 2013, just a few months before Mom passed away. I’ll never forget I was heading home from Arkansas and was going to stop by Madison and take her out to lunch. My brother Andy called me somewhere around Corinth, Mississippi and told me that Mom had suffered a strokeContinue reading “A Mother’s Perseverance”
Category Archives: Personally Speaking
The Tree (1)
Here’s a story from my childhood days. Thanks to Paula Morrel and the good people at Tales from the South for allowing me to share it on their program and publishing it in their book, Tales from the South: Volume 3. One day when I was about twelve, I was out in the spacious field that served as our back yard. Both ofContinue reading “The Tree (1)”
The Tree (2)
Getting rescued posed another set of problems. Mom was the only one home and she was in the house and could not hear me yelling. Furthermore, there was a little alley known as Buttermilk Alley that ran along the side of our house. Throughout the day people walked up and down this alley on their way toContinue reading “The Tree (2)”
“You’re Welcome”
Along with over seven million others, I’ve had knee replacement surgery. It was followed by physical therapy (as in the day after I got home from the hospital). I was more than okay with that though—the sooner you get started, the sooner you get done. I’ve had an excellent physical therapist. He’s quite experienced, worksContinue reading ““You’re Welcome””
Tree Branches and our Eternal Home
My father has been gone for over three decades now. Life has gone past full circle in that I’ve been fortunate to live longer than he did. I have a brother who is two-and-half years older than me and one aunt on my mom’s side of the family but other than that—everyone else is youngerContinue reading “Tree Branches and our Eternal Home”
A Glorious Rescue Day
It was a gloriously transcendent spring morning. I know that sounds like I’m overstating the matter, but trust me I’m not. For some time it had been overcast, cool, and dreary but the sudden appearance of blue sky and warm sun seemed to have instantly turned everything into a shade of green that would have beenContinue reading “A Glorious Rescue Day”
Where Thieves Break In and Steal
The morning of the day Janice and I were leaving to visit our son and his family in Arkansas, our credit card company texted me saying that our card had been compromised. That’s never good news to hear but especially on a travel day. Still, we had a back-up (debit) card, so off we went.Continue reading “Where Thieves Break In and Steal”
It Just Might Make A Difference
It was pick-up basketball as it was meant to be played. We were dressed in scraggly shorts and shirts that Goodwill wouldn’t want anything to do with. And our play was as ragged as our clothes. But we were having a good time, getting a workout, and blowing off some steam. Craig was one ofContinue reading “It Just Might Make A Difference”
This I Believe
I would like to have known these things in the way I know them now when I was much younger—say thirty years of age. But then again, life is something we all learn along the way, isn’t it? Here’s some of the big truths I’ve learned along the way. I hope they will bless you.Continue reading “This I Believe”
Top Ten Things I’ve Learned as a Dad
Fatherhood. There’s nothing quite like it. It will take to new heights and bring you to your knees—sometimes all in the same day. I am blessed to be the father to three children who all made it successfully to adulthood. I suppose they learned something from me. I know I learned a lot from them.Continue reading “Top Ten Things I’ve Learned as a Dad”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 