When I bought my house in Chandler, Arizona I realized the previous owners had neglected the backyard. After mowing it down to …

Growing up an Iowa farm boy, part of the work ethic my parents built into me included a lot of time on …

There’s an old country saying, “Even a blind dog can find his way to the smokehouse once in a while.” The idea …

We can extend kindness to people by what we say. Yet we can also extend kindness by what we don’t say. It …

For me, one of life’s greatest pleasures is freshly ground, freshly brewed coffee. It’s heaven in a cup. Every morning I take …

Do you remember the most delicious food you ever tasted? It’s late July of 1989. I’m in Milwaukee, WI on business. While …

What talents and abilities has God blessed you with? What is that “thing you do” that brings value to the people around …

Before coming to Texas I lived 14 years in the East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to my full-time day job, …

My nephew J.D. Thompson is a teacher. Since graduating from West Texas A&M years ago, he’s taken his friendly “big as Texas” …