Donna Jackson
Goliath-Sized Courage
We don’t live in the gym anymore now that our children are grown. Going to a high school basketball game these days is purely for entertainment and not to keep the refs on their toes. Last night proved to be quite entertaining. Both teams came to play. It was the area championship game. One team […]
God of Wonder
We have just returned from a week at Disney World with our grandchildren. There is nothing like seeing the wonder of Disney through the eyes of small children. They were completely captivated by all the music, colors, characters and rides. Watching them sent a surge of young blood coursing throughout my body and I became […]
Intimate Thoughts
A teenager would probably give me a D in texting skills. I don’t know all those cute little abbreviations that save time. Neither do I know how to keep my phone from automatically changing my words for me. I’ve learned it’s not good to have the word “thing” suddenly change to “thong” without me realizing it. […]
Special Guest Post
I know this is not Tuesday, but it is a special day – my husband Ron’s birthday. My daughter, Jennifer, called this morning to see if I had ever thought about having a guest blogger. That was funny because I had just thought last week about asking her to do that very thing, but decided […]
What Station Are You Listening To?
I am an XM radio fan. I love being able to listen to the same station no matter how far I travel away from home. Living out in the country like we do, I can lose my favorite station just by going down the mountain. If I stay on the FM stations I have to […]
I’m Sorry
How many of you remember the ‘70’s movie, Love Story, with Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw? Whether or not you remember that movie you probably remember its most famous line, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” That line oozed humongous drops of sap and always brought a roll of my eyes. I suppose […]
One Bite at a Time, Please
Back when my hair color stayed dark by itself and my smiling eyes didn’t have two sets of parentheses around them, I stopped making New Year’s resolutions. I learned New Year’s resolutions can be tricky things and failure seemed certain. If you resolve to lose weight because you can’t zip your jeans, but find yourself […]
The 2012 Star
When I am driving I hate to hear that woman in my car say, “Updating route!” I hate it because I know I have taken a wrong turn and what she really wants to say is, “Really? Are you kidding me? I told you to turn ½ a mile ago. Now, just look where you’ve […]
Peace On Earth
I first met Linda about three years ago at the city jail. She brought with her a trunk full of issues. She had been on drugs, been in the car when a policeman was shot and lived a life many of us only witness in the movies. She felt powerless under Satan’s heavy hand and […]
Joy to the World
Do you remember that old deodorant commercial with a guy and his girlfriend at a football game? It opened with her screaming like a bohemian, jumping up and down and rocking her shaker back and forth, while he just stood there dodging her enthusiasm. Then the voiceover said, “Some people react to things twice as […]
