“ARE EXCUSES LIKE HINEYS?”
As a student did you ever use this one? “But, teacher, I promise, my dog ate my homework!” Or telling your mom, “I didn’t think we...
- Sep 7
“I JUST USUALLY BACK UP ‘TIL I HEAR GLASS”
By seven in the morning, we are usually out for our daily walk. One day we were about halfway through our route, walking on the sidewalk...
- Aug 31
“DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET”
Everybody has heard that cliché. I am saying something a little different. Don’t use all those eggs in your basket just for you - using...
- Aug 24
“SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO HELP THEM CRY”
Mrs. Johnson took her little boy with her when she stopped by her neighbor’s home to deliver a casserole for the grieving widow. Mr....
- Aug 17
“HEARIN’ YOUR STINKIN’ THINKIN’”
The boy sure had learned some choice words, no doubt about it. In the school room, on the playground, and at home, he kept getting into...
- Aug 11
“GOOFBALLS, BULLIES, AND THE REST OF US”
Ever wonder why goofballs walk this earth? You know them, not a serious thought in their head for more than fifty-eight seconds at a...
- Aug 4
CoffeeTime: “CREATIVE COPING – NOT A GOOD THING”
The man had a heart attack. His cardiologist then told him he had to walk at least forty-five minutes daily, the rest of his life. So off...
- Jul 15
“BETTER VERSION OF GETTING OLDER”
Like so many of us, I have a lot of my family and friends’ birthdates in my phone’s calendar, and I have it set to notify me when a loved...
- Jul 4
“IF NOTHING ELSE, SALUTE THE UNIFORM”
Andy was once approached by two of his church members, military men, who asked him to become an Army chaplain. As such, his military rank...
- Jun 29
“VALUABLE GARBAGE”
Blackened old banana peels, egg shells, used coffee grounds, moldy grapes and dried-up orange skins. The diet of champions. Loaded with...
- Jun 23
“BEWARE OF FORCING YOUR MATE TO COMPETE”
The young man’s bride of a whole six months waltzed dramatically into the den to show off her new outfit. But engrossed in the college...
- Jun 9
“IT ALL STARTS WITH A STAND-OFF”
Husband has had a horrible time at work that day. Feeling kicked around, unappreciated and definitely out of sorts, he pulls into the...