Special Ordinary
Recently I saw a “poll” on Facebook that asked, “What special thing did your mom cook that makes you think of her?” Though I did not...
Remaining Best Friends
We have lived in our house for over 20 years. When we moved in my three sons were 15, 13, and 11. The neighbors across the street have a...
Medication: When is Less More?
When I moved by grandmother from Ft. Worth, Texas, to Hays into an assisted living facility, I discovered she was on fourteen different...
The Advantages of Wearing a Mask
Happy Holidays to all of you! What a year this has been. One of the things that we are all going to remember about 2020 (and going into...
Tough Choice
Recently my wife and I ventured to Wichita so that we could spend some time with our two grandchildren. Max is new to the being a...
Christmas – It’s Worth the Effort
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article about all of the efforts that my family went through for holiday visits. My grandparents lived...
Veterans Did Not Let Life’s Events Stop Them
Veteran’s Day is November 11th. We celebrate the sacrifices that our veterans faced on behalf of our country. Please allow me to share...
Trust, Is It Too Late?
One of the most influential people in my life was my grandfather, Pop. I won’t go into all of Pop’s history, but he was a big man, he...
Grey Really Does Matter--Vote
When I was originally ask to write a recurring article, the column initially was called Gray Matters. It was a double entradre—grey...
40 Years
The number 40 appears 146 times in the Bible. One instance I want to focus on was Moses guiding his people, the Israelites, in the...