We’ve known since 1896 that love makes the world go ’round. That’s when Clyde Fitch wrote the words to the first documented song by this name.
Then Ollie Jones presented his version in 1958, ...
Artists have to create. It’s in their nature. Music, dance, or mixed media, they will produce work that will shine with their skill and enthusiasm.
One other thing: Artists need to eat, also. That ...
So, do we know the people around us? Our friends, are they who we think they are? Or, are they the illusion of a dream, a hope we once had, a pretend vision that has never come true?
We have to peel ...
It’s a snowflake thing. You know, where we cut out one part, and the rest all match exactly. It’s the repetitiveness that gives the paper snowflake its fascinating aura.
Snip at a folded piece ...
A friend and an enemy are two very different things.
Of course. That’s obvious. If a friend gives us an apple, we polish it and chomp away. From an enemy, we view the fruit very differently. We ...
Our Christian walk is all about face value. Is the Christ we speak the same Christ we live? When we counsel our non-Christian friends with Godly advice, do we exhibit those same characteristics in ...
When we purchase an item, we gain ownership of that item. If it is a house, then we are given a deed in our name. If we cut a deal on a new car, we hold a title that proves our ownership. Yet, how do ...
The marriage vows we are so familiar with are full of promises.
If we are rich? Of course we will be true to one another. We will gladly share that wealth, helping to spend it all! However, we also ...
Everyone has them, those little keepsakes that clutter our desk drawers, or that we squirrel away in old shoe boxes. No one else sees them, and when we are gone, we know they will become nothing more ...
We wear jackets in the fall and coats when the wind starts to blow. However, what about during the worst of the winter storms?
During a blizzard, we don our PARKA. It is longer, heavier, and gives ...
Words change over time. We have all experienced that, sometimes stumbling over verbal gaffes that we don’t even understand. For example, the word “extension.” A hundred years ago, an extension ...
Few things stand the test of time. Stone castles built to withstand the onslaught of war now hunker in the European countryside, their facades crumbling against the ravages of time. The Colossus of ...
The coldest 30 days of winter tend to cross over from the end of January into the first of February. February 1st falls right in the middle, making it statistically the most frigid day in the entire ...
