I really enjoy classical music. The Brandenburg Concertos by Bach are special favorites of mine. The history of these pieces makes them even more intriguing. Bach composed them and sent the...

I sat in a rocking chair on the front porch of our farmhouse watching the rain drench my garden as a storm moved across the cornfields. Almost immediately the air cooled,...

I work at a locally owned lumber and hardware company that has several stores across Central Texas. One common occurrence in the company is a stock transfer wherein one store sends...

In the past I would wake up some mornings with a feeling of dread. I thought about my failures, fears, and rejections. I wondered why I hadn’t accomplished more by now...

Both my mom and my dad were deaf most of their lives. Neither was born deaf; they lost their hearing as children because of illness. While both had a disability, they...

My dear friend Barb makes quilts out of old T-shirts that carry special memories for their owners. One day while I was visiting her, she showed me a quilt she had...

Many years ago, my soccer team was down 3-0 at the end of the first half. As we gathered around the coach for halftime, we blamed one another for the errors...

I felt numb in the weeks following my fifty-year-old brother’s death. My daily devotional time devolved into daydreaming. Procrastination replaced time set aside for prayer. Tears came easier than praise. I...

I began my first teaching position at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as an English instructor for military recruits predominately from Puerto Rico and South Korea. We focused not only on English skills...

I enjoy looking at the chirimoya (custard apple) trees in my garden from my patio and watching them grow each day. Their fruit is quite plentiful — far too many for...