Taste And See
Do you remember the most delicious food you ever tasted? It's late July of 1989. I'm in Milwaukee, WI on business. While there, I have the opportunity to meet up…
Valuable
How do you know something is valuable to you? Last year about this time I was at Wal-Mart buying supplies for my classroom. Teachers do their “back to school” shopping,…
Paint Marks
You’ve seen them while waiting for traffic light to change. Different colored lines, arrows, circles and squares, spray painted on the street. They appear to be completely random. Sometimes running…
When Your First Thought Jumps The Wrong Way
Where does your first thought lead you? Back in the day, my great-uncle had a livestock trucking business. One afternoon he was at the sale barn to pick up a…
God Delights In You
Tonight the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians play Game 7 for the right to be World Series champions. I wonder if my friend Dave Vander Laan will get to…
Surprise Party
The secret plan is drafted and crafted. The text message from Allen is complete with video directions to the side street we are to park on and what time to…
A Note To My Seminary Professor
April 21, 1998 Dr. (Fred) Chay, Is it always like this? They never call or stop you on the street 10 minutes after class when everything is fresh in your…
To A Mother Who Has Lost Her Son
In November of 2014, my dear friend Shirley lost her son. Andy, only 41 years old, went to sleep at his home in Lubbock and woke up in heaven with…
T-Shirt At Wal-Mart
I’m only about five items into my list. Just after the crackers and on the way to the cheese when she comes around the corner. A forty-something woman in a…
Missing
I lost my lunchbox today. Instead of putting it in the cab of the truck, I put it in the bed. When I looked for it later at the job…