I wish I could’ve just let it go. But I couldn’t. I wasn’t wise. I was injured. So I remembered every harsh word ever spoken to me and...

FOR THE END OF MAY; the Original Delta Honor Guard: The plane-side ceremony was completed, and the body of a fallen Marine was secured in...

No matter how extreme a situation is, It will change. Nothing here continues forever. Great forrest fires, no matter how destructive,...

This story begins with “Goodbye.” In the back of my truck is a disassembled Jenny Lind crib. It was the preferred crib of its day, back...

When my girls were little, they learned to play peek-a-boo In a more sophisticated way. Wikipedia says ‘hide-and-seek’ can be traced to...

EVERYBODY KNOWS what doors are and why they’re necessary. Eventually we come to understand them symbolically as a way to move forward...

A couple of days ago I ventured out. 'Couldn't take it any longer. Finding myself at the house of worship, I meandered Around back and...

Throughout millennia of Bible narratives, many hidden stories or 'other lessons' inside of popular stories await the curious ones among...

It is said, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Life, for me, has seemed nonstop action, and mostly hasn't gone the way I thought it would....

“ . . .The hickory told me manifold Fair tales of shade, the poplar tall Wrought me her shadowy self to hold, The chestnut, the oak, the...

During my daily trek through Atlanta and back I often listen to the radio. It's usually a constant barrage of where the accidents are,...

So Leo and I were having dinner the other night When out of the blue he asked, “Pappa what do girls like most in a guy?” Well, as you can...

This is a weird time. It’s weird for a daughter who has an infant And tries not to focus on fears of the present. She can’t help but...

ONE DAY I SET OUT with my two girls in the car. A field trip with Dad to the grocery store. The younger one was fussy, Ya-know, kids will...

Every good and perfect gift comes from _____. Sometimes it’s compassion Or mercy; Other times forgiveness and kind words. Even a warm...

WHEN I BEGAN my career(s) in and around the Atlanta airport My commute could be annoying, and, at times hazardous. But within the last...

ALICE LAY IN A LITTLE ROOM by herself, Inside a hospital, Built on what once was a cow pasture in Roswell, Georgia. She asked my mother...

She never attended seminary, yet taught advanced classes on ‘God’s loving-kindness’ for years. When her parents began to fade like their...

Misleading the thoughts of others. It’s a skill, a craft, and sometimes an art. I watch people every day selling something— A new product...

Good Hunting, Gentlemen MEN, WE ARE HUNTERS by nature. There’s something in us—hardwired and determined—that sets its sights on a goal...