Year: 2020

Some of you may recall the magazine a few years (ok, decades) ago by this name:  True Confessions.  What I am about to share is not as salacious, but is…

This time of year many of us read what we call The Christmas Story to our children or grandchildren from Luke 2.  Perhaps it's part of Christmas morning as a…

Remember this expression from your formative years?  I was curious about its origin and discovered something interesting.  Though it typically has been associated with minding your manners, it was also…

These are different days we are living through right now.  It's been 100 years since our country (and the world) have gone through such a pestilence.  Life has changed and…

One day Big Sister got into some trouble.  Apparently, she misbehaved and was reprimanded.  She was sent to the corner and told to face the wall and contemplate her choices. …

As we approach the holidays, we reflect back on years past and the many family gatherings we experienced.  There was food in abundance; kids ran in and out, tracking in…

Wait.  Maybe before we can recognize it's missing, we have to understand what it is (or, was).  Civility comes from the Latin word "civis" which means "citizen".  The dictionary defines…

After being in quarantine for months, some of you are wondering, "What IS a moment of silence?" as you have spent hectic days trying to work from home and handle…

Our society today - in keeping with much of its attitude - has many sayings like "no worries", or "not to worry" which are meant as encouragement or as a…

This beautiful, precious child is my granddaughter.  She's in her cowgirl apparel, being a resident of the great state of Texas.  What you see is a perfect little girl:  robust,…