Archives for August 2021

One of the saddest days, if not the saddest day, is when the realization comes that innocence is gone. I remember feeling that way. It seems as if we just wake up one day, and it's gone. The cares of the world have taken over. There's a song by Don Henley called The End of the Innocence that I … [Read more...] about The Saddest Day

There's an Andy Griffith episode where Andy is trying to get out of marrying a backwoods country girl. Her family is very superstitious, so Andy and Barney devise a plan to act as if Andy is cursed. Barney has to dress in black and ride a white horse going east to west. It, of course, all works … [Read more...] about One Scarred Hand

No one likes to be used. We've all been there though. Used by an old boyfriend or girlfriend, a job, our spouse, and others we trusted. It's amazing. When I read the Bible and see the lives of the women there, I try to put myself in their shoes (or sandals!). They were considered property. … [Read more...] about Used

It has been 3 years and 24 days. Some anniversaries are good to celebrate with each other. Birthdays, weddings, jobs, and other milestones, but there are those anniversaries that are celebrated privately, perhaps even alone. The anniversary of the last time I ... The last time I gave in … [Read more...] about The Anniversary

It may seem morbid, but I wonder how long it takes for a dead buried body to become bones. Dry bones? I think about my Daddy and wonder what his body looks like these 10 years buried. Is he dry bones? In Ezekiel chapter 37, God makes dry bones come alive again. I don't know about you, but I … [Read more...] about Dry Bones

Missouri is nicknamed "The Show Me State." In reading why it was given that nickname, I discovered it was believed Missourians were a stubborn people and needed to be shown for proof of some things. Whether true or not, I get it. I can be stubborn sometimes and need to be shown... Like Moses … [Read more...] about Show Me