Dialed In

Dialed In

I remember growing up riding in the car with my parents. I always wanted the radio on. We didn’t have music playlists on our phones like we do now. We didn’t even have cell phones. If we were fortunate, we had a tape player in our car where we could listen to our...
Being Human

Being Human

Have you ever thought about all of the personalities in the world? Forget the whole world. What about just in your inner circles? We all know Susie is a bubbly morning person. We know Bob hates being in crowds. Sam is funny. Sally is serious. The list of personality...
The Waiting

The Waiting

Oh my goodness, the frustration of sitting in a waiting room! It’s just awful. Everyone is there waiting their turn. People are looking at their watches knowing that they’re already behind schedule. The people that were there before them haven’t been called back yet....
Made New

Made New

Recently, my family has spent a good bit of time at doctors’ offices. I’m not talking about having the flu or strep throat. My dad has been given news that an aneurysm in his ascending aortic valve has got to be dealt with. Keep in mind, my dad has known about this...
Stay or Go

Stay or Go

Have you ever taken a trip with children that required more than ten to twelve hours in the car? If you have, you probably decided to break the driving time up to a two day journey. Maybe, we’ll go half way and then get up the next morning and head to the destination....
A Prepared Table

A Prepared Table

When I was growing up, I loved Saturday mornings. A lot of the time, I would wake up to the smell of bacon cooking on the stove and biscuits in the oven. My dad loves to make breakfast. He still does. He’s very good at it too! He likes to have fruit, jams and all the...