One of the hardest things to do in life is to put your own desires behind everyone else’s. We call this self-denial. This concept is completely opposed to the worldly idea of living free with no restrictions. Always getting what you want when you want it isn’t healthy and rarely does it happen. But the […]
There are some physical difficulties that seem too much to bear for some people. Take cancer for example. Though I’ve never had to battle this disease, I know of numerous people who have. The ones who battle this terrible disease are some of the most courageous people you will ever meet. As the search for […]
My Father’s Arrows will hold a yard sale on Saturday, January 31, beginning at 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. My Father’s Arrows is located at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 87 in the Berrydale community. Lots of kitchen supplies, toys, baby items, housewares.
In my personal experience, along with conversations with other writers and authors, there seems to be a love-hate relationship with those who edit your manuscripts. Editing involves copy style, punctuation, and grammatical errors. But when a writer finishes a manuscript it seems to them the perfect story; the research is thorough, the lead is catching, […]
The Dixonville Community Cemetery Association will be having a cemetery work day March 14, 2015 beginning at 8:00 a.m. In case of rain it will be rescheduled for March 21, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Please plan to join us for a morning of work and fellowship. Tax deductible contributions may also be made payable to […]
The U.S. Army Chaplain School in Fort Jackson, South Carolina prepares its chaplains in every way. Part of its curriculum includes helping all of its Religious Support Soldiers come to appreciate the great military history our branches have forged. In my personal study, I’ve read that ancient Rome decorated triumphant military generals with the highest […]
A ninety year-old man would often sit in his parked car on the main street of his town and watch people rushing here and there. He had been fiercely independent throughout his life and held as his goal to make as much money as he could. He was indeed a wealthy man, but now he […]
As we count the days down to a New Year it’s easy to look back and see what we didn’t finish and could have done. One word that’s prevalent in the minds of many on the eve of a New Year is resolutions. I like this word because it implies purpose. For adequate plans to […]
It was reported that six weeks before Elvis Presley died a reporter asked him, “Elvis, when you first started playing music, you said you wanted to be rich, famous, and happy. Are you happy?” “I’m lonely as hell”, he replied. Sometimes there’s an unhealthy pursuit of happiness. And most days what the world calls happiness, […]
Standing at attention, in a little town, is a faded plastic manger scene that gleams at night for all to see, Mary and Joseph, the three wise men, and a shepherd surrounding baby Jesus. For 40 years, this has been the scene displayed at Christmas time, in the town of Jay, Fl. The scene, normally, […]
