as sentimental as i am, i've never been one for a nostalgic christmas tree. i've always gone for the carefully placed, curated,...

For the first time in probably 20 years or more, we didn't go to Christmas Eve services at church. I'd be lying if I said I missed Pastor...

Christmas isn't easy for everyone. Sometimes, it can be hard to muster joy, sing a carol or laugh at a party. There may be a temptation...

Watching my Dawgs take down the Tennessee Vols to rise to the top of the College Football Playoff rankings and then follow that up with...

I took a walk at lunchtime. It was an opportunity to stretch my legs and collect my thoughts on a busy day. I made my way to the Habitat...

NOTE: There is a meowing sound that emanates from somewhere above the heads of myself and my coworkers in Suite 104. One autumn day, as...

Note: One October, probably 15 years ago, my boy asked if he and his buddies could camp out in our backyard. As part of the gathering,...

DECEMBER 2021 - White Christmases are rare in my part of the country. You’re far more likely to have the windows open and the air...

DECEMBER 2018 - I’ve already established, in past blogs, that I’m not for skipping past Thanksgiving to go straight into Christmas the...

DECEMBER 2017 - A rare, early-December snow coupled with an unexpected complication or two landed me in front of a warm fire getting lost...

DECEMBER 2016 - Our Christmas tree took a turn toward the rustic this year, and the finishing touch is 10 jute stars, a gift from Valerie...

DECEMBER 2016 - Two days after Christmas I and 24 others from my church, will fly to Mexico for a week of mission work in the towns of...

DECEMBER 2016 - Maybe it’s because we are living in such combative times, coming off a contentious election where every soul with an...

DECEMBER 2016 - All too often in these materialistic days, the commercial and social aspects of the Christmas season have tended to...

DECEMBER 2015 - This holiday didn't turn out like I thought it would. I have been told that Christmas is for kids and that the magic...

DECEMBER 2015 - My sweet cousin, already a candidate for World's Greatest Mom, posted on Facebook this picture of her family's nativity...

NOVEMBER 2015 - I love Friday nights. Friday night is date night, reserved for Autumn. After dinner, we hop in the truck and go in...

Somewhere in a dusty box is a crayon drawing on construction paper, a Christmas card I drew for my mom 40 years ago. It was a gift, but,...

DECEMBER 2011 - Christmas is a difficult holiday for me. I’ve done it to myself, allowing my brain to fill with sentimentals, and hopeful...

The thought started as so many do. The night was cold and clear, stars shining against a black sky. While Copper, our yellow Lab, sniffed...