Heartland

Give Us This Day Our Daily Routine By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 10, 2022

I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #13

Sharing Food is Primal part II By Dr. Bruce Smith | April 3, 2022

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight?: To my way of thinking, food and family are one and the same

Sharing Food is Primal—Part I By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 27, 2022

I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #11: Sharing food is primal, and many lessons and solid memories come from those occasions

Essential Science For Everyday Life part I By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 20, 2022

I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #10

Depression Parents Part II By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 13, 2022

I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #9: I still hear the voices of my Depression parents urging me to be frugal, and to take nothing for granted

Depression Parents By Dr. Bruce Smith | March 7, 2022

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight? Episode #8

Frugality Is Suddenly Back In Style! By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 27, 2022

#7 I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight?

Take Action on the National Pie Shortage By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 20, 2022

#6 I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight?

Understanding The Advantages Of Prepaid Energy Versus Energy On Credit By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 13, 2022

I wonder what the poor folks are having tonight? Episode #5: Prepaid v. Credit Energy

Floyd Finnegan’s Finished Fishing Forever By Jimmy Reed | February 10, 2022

“I imagine y’all will be back here tomorrow, but one thing is for sure: “Floyd Finnegan’s finished fishing forever.”

The Fleet-Footed Fastest Fighting Cub By Jimmy Reed | February 9, 2022

What Coach and Jaybird taught me was a life lesson that I used to bring out the best in students who weren’t the smartest, but who possessed some aptitude to make up for the shortfall

Eternal Existence With God By Jimmy Reed | February 8, 2022

I found the rock he removed from his shoe and tossed to me. It symbolized the goal of his earthly journey: eternal existence with God

Don’t Get No Foolish Notions! By Jimmy Reed | February 7, 2022

Then, with the most frustrated look I’ve ever seen on his face, he turned to me and growled, “Dammit, boy, I told you: Don’t get no foolish notions!”

The Death Of Fear By Jimmy Reed | February 6, 2022

Thanks, Jaybird, my wise mentor, for reminding me to be unafraid to stand up for what I believe is right

Dishwashers By Dr. Bruce Smith | February 6, 2022

I wonder What the Poor Folks are Having Tonight? Episode 4

Good Will To All By Jimmy Reed | February 3, 2022

The wayfarers were gone, but they left a thank-you note attached to the blanket. Signed by Mary, Joe and newborn son Christian, it read: "Goodwill to all".

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Forgiveness—The Most Complete Revenge By Jimmy Reed | February 2, 2022

God wants His children to respond when they are wronged. He taught me to practice what Joseph did: forgiveness — the most complete revenge

The Good Land God Gave Us By Jimmy Reed | February 2, 2022

America: “... Beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain.” She is what Jaybird called her: the good land God gave us

God Looks At The Heart By Jimmy Reed | February 1, 2022

“Son, the Lord does not see His children as they see each other. We put too much emphasis on outward appearance, but He wants us to view each other as He does. God looks at the heart.”

Go For The Long Ball By Jimmy Reed | January 31, 2022

The many lessons that wise old man taught me translated into advantage when I reached adulthood and stepped onto the playing field of life

When the going gets tough, the well-prepared can keep going! By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 30, 2022

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight? Maintaining a supply of water for Crapper’s miracle in the aftermath of a storm makes perfect sense every day of the year.

When life hands you lemons, it’s time to start noticing the fruit trees where you live By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 23, 2022

I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Having Tonight?: Other Sources of fruit, nuts, and edibles are citrus trees, persimmons, grapes, asparagus, gooseberries, currants, hickory nuts, pecans, pawpaws, blackberries, blueberries, black raspberries

I Wonder What the Poor Folks are Having Tonight? By Dr. Bruce Smith | January 22, 2022

We have grown distant from our food sources. The percentage of the population engaged in farming has dwindled while producing ever more abundance. We have grown too dependent on others to make our diets almost effortless

The Gift Of Honesty By Jimmy Reed | January 16, 2022

But, from one of the most God-loving, God-serving men I’ve ever known, I received a far more valuable gift that Christmas … a gift that would last a lifetime: the gift of honesty

Games Of Chance Are Mischance By Jimmy Reed | January 15, 2022

A gambler’s hope of regaining losses by continuing to gamble is what ruins him. The lesson was clear: Games of chance are mischance

A Fool Fooled Twice By Jimmy Reed | January 8, 2022

A Fish No Man Could Catch By Jimmy Reed | January 7, 2022

Jaybird wasted no time rowing toward his ancient pickup on the distant shore. Not once did he look back; he would not be defeated again. He’d seen the last of a fish no man could catch

The Endless Attraction Of Penny Whistles By Jimmy Reed | January 6, 2022

Thanks, Leo and Jaybird, for teaching me that only spendthrifts fall victim to the endless attraction of penny whistles

Eerie Ed Eddards By Jimmy Reed | January 5, 2022

Just as he appeared out of thin air, he disappeared into thin air. That was the last I ever saw of one of the strangest men I have ever known: Eerie Ed Eddards

Easter Hands By Jimmy Reed | January 4, 2022

We will not forget, Jaybird, nor will we ever forget you — or that wonderful story: Easter Hands