To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven….A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away. (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 6) I am healing. My mind, body and spirit are rejuvenated. As I sit alone on the porch of my high school friend’s house on Lake Athens, Texas, I … Continue reading Reflections on a Lake
My high school drama teacher died this week. It makes me sad. There are some people who made significant impressions on me growing up and he was one of them. I am really quite an introvert. But for some reason, I liked to act. In my speech class I had created what was called a dramatic interpretive for possible competition on the travelling speech team, … Continue reading The Contest Play
A friend from high school had it posted on her Facebook page. 20 things all Texans have done at least once. And, by and large, it rings true for me. I’m not going to run through all 20; you can read it for yourself. But some of them are worth a comment or two. Number one is “you’ve taken a road trip to South Padre.” Check. … Continue reading Texas 20
Our destination was a pink house at the end of a dusty road. When we arrived a three-legged dog would jump off the porch and run to greet us. He’d been hit by a vehicle some years before, thus losing a back leg. He didn’t seem to know he was one short. My family would get up early on a Sunday morning and get ready … Continue reading Pink House
Tower of Twins 