During my teaching career, my New Year’s resolution was to teach students what Jaybird taught me. When facing difficult tasks, do this first: the hardest part
“To the Lord, the voices of His children lifted in praise and joy are beautiful, no matter how they sound to others, so keep doing what Smith said you do: Bawl, boy, bawl.”
Many things have changed since that first act of Thanksgiving. For one, America is now blessed with abundance, but it would be a mistake to take this for granted. This year, then, as we observe our national day of Thanksgiving, let's all take a mom
I closed my eyes, bowed my head, and made a confession to myself and to the God who made that little boy and me: I take too much for granted; I’m not thankful enough.
That demon claimed Mr. Lu. Not long after he was last seen, duck hunters found his body floating in the slough, with several quarts of Falstaff in the deep pockets of his coat. He died alone, but not forgotten by those of us who knew him. He was a ch
What is it, then, that memories are made of? From what these folks stated so well, the answer is LIFE. And how can we live life to its fullest? One of these seniors had the perfect answer, “Do not waste a moment of it.”
I realized that acts of love and kindness, however small, are never wasted, and in due time are reciprocated, not just between people, but also between people and animals