Greetings, family and friends, My prayer is this newsletter finds you well and safe and managing life productively during these pandemic times. Who would have thought that we would have ever experienced the changes we have seen in the last two years. Phyllis and I have been grateful for the beauty of these Texas Hills…
Award-winning writer, Rachael Colby on Audiobook, RETURN OF THE SONG “A delight. Wit and wisdom, A moving romance story set in the gentle south. With her charming southern accent, Phyllis Nichols brings each character to life in an outstanding narration of her book, Return of the Song. She treats listeners to recordings of her beautiful…
Because of rampant violence and media attention, Americans must answer some serious questions about poverty, questions like, Why in rich America are there still the Haves and Have-nots? Are some people poor because others are selfish and do little to eliminate poverty? Doesn’t poverty cause people to become selfish, angry and do evil things? Is…
Well, we certainly find ourselves celebrating Resurrection Sunday like we never have before, that is, from a distance! But are we? Maybe during this COVID-19 pandemic, this Resurrection Sunday has us closer to our Lord and more interested in His story of being raised from the dead than we’ve ever been before. At a time…
I love the view from my comfortable “ole” recliner. I don’t even have to move my head to see the birdfeeder Phyllis’ dad built for us. I merely lift my eyes from my laptop computer and can enjoy an array of our feathered friends: bright red cardinals, gorgeous gold finches, brilliant vermillion flycatchers, tiny hummingbirds,…
He turned twenty-one today, and I gave him a priceless family heirloom. Our grandson, Austin, is officially a man today, so I gave him one of my most valued possessions. I’ve been holding it for years just waiting for this special day. I say it’s priceless because it was my daddy’s Illinois 21-jewel, Bunn Special,…
Something happened this week that made me stop and think. It happens every day to hundreds of others, but this time it felt very personal because it happened to a close friend of mine. He was on a volunteer project with some other men when he had a serious heart attack. His friends rushed him…
This week, patriotic Americans across the country celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 20. First observed on May 20, 1950 to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches, it’s always on the third Saturday in May as a climax to Armed Forces Week. A few months ago I was commissioned to paint…
He stepped up to the microphone to deliver his first talk in our sophomore speech class. His body turned to jelly. His eyes closed. He dropped to the floor. He shocked all of us. According to the 2016 study by the National Institute of Mental Health, most Americans fear speaking in front of a crowd…
In elementary school, I had to get up early and walk to school because I didn’t have a bike like the other guys in my neighborhood. Mama and Daddy told me they were sorry they couldn’t afford to buy me one. Although they both had full time jobs, one night I overheard my folks struggling…