It’s interesting driving around this time of year. Especially when I drive north or south. That’s when the scenery changes the most. The bluebonnets are out in full force from Dallas south. To the north they’re just starting to bloom. Redbuds are doing well in southern Oklahoma but not so much in northern Arkansas nor… Continue reading The Winds of Change are Blowing
I Just Knew It
Last week was a bit of a roller coaster ride for this truck driver turned writer. My writer side received the high point award while I delivered mattresses in Longview, Texas on Wednesday. Discount Mattress quickly became one of my favorite stops before this past week. It’s a family run operation…a mother-in-law daughter-in-law arrangement mostly.… Continue reading I Just Knew It
58 Orbits
I got older last week. I guess we all aged the same seven days, but mine had a bump Thursday that hits everyone once a year. I completed my fifty-eighth orbit around the sun. For those of you who are mathematically challenged that means I turned 58 last week. I hate to admit this but,… Continue reading 58 Orbits
It Was Bound to Happen
Spring has always been my favorite season. The deadness of winter is shaken off and new growth appears. As I’m writing this many of the fruit trees resemble popcorn bushes on steroids. The redbud trees are loaded with their purple blooms. I know that doesn’t make sense. I didn’t name them. I’m simply tellin’ y’all… Continue reading It Was Bound to Happen
A One Dollar Bill
God can use the smallest of items to lift a guy’s spirits sometimes. I’m quite open on this blog about my struggles. Financially I’m a mess right now…and that’s an understatement. I’ve been driving and painting and painting and driving just to keep my head above water most weeks. Sometimes it’s not enough but I… Continue reading A One Dollar Bill
The Choice Was Mine
Saturday, March 3rd, was full. It was going to take 24 hours of my life no matter how I used those fleeting hours. With the end of the month two days prior my budget was at its usual low ebb. There’s money in the bank to cover the rent…if nothing hits before it posts on… Continue reading The Choice Was Mine
Two Months Into 2019
Well, here we are near the end of the second month of the year. Why does it feel like nothing has changed? Actually, some things have changed. My beard is longer…mostly because the hair clippers that I purchased over twenty years ago gave up the ghost the first time I trimmed said beard in December.… Continue reading Two Months Into 2019
A Day of Closing Doors
They say a writer has to develop tough skin to make it as an author. I feel like a rock right about now. In a matter of a few hours I just had a couple of doors close that I had high hopes for when I left for church on Sunday morning. Door number one… Continue reading A Day of Closing Doors
When I Can’t, God Does
I’ve learned to expect a rough time leading up to a Kairos weekend event, especially one where I have to give a talk to the men in white. Last week was no exception. The week started out just fine. Friday was a whole nuther animal. Actually Tuesday and Wednesday night I slept terribly. It didn’t… Continue reading When I Can’t, God Does
My Ideal Partner
I belong to an online group of Christian divorced folks. None of us expected to belong to such a group, but here we are. The main goal is for encouragement as we all struggle with the various pains we’re going through. I don’t recall how I found this group or if they found me. I… Continue reading My Ideal Partner