Feb 17, 2015 | Blog
Screen door opening and closing. Ticking of Big Ben alarm clock on the mantel of grandparent’s house. Crickets in a cricket box used for fishing trips. Voice of my grandmother calling me “Sonny Boy.” Chickens clucking in the yard. Rain hitting my grandparent’s...
Jan 30, 2015 | Blog
Spoiler Alert (Movie Review) My wife picked out a movie not long ago and said, “I chose this movie because it has Morgan Freeman in it. All of his movies are good.” Robert Redford was the other main actor in that movie. I just smiled. I agree with my wife’s assessment...
Jan 18, 2015 | Blog
If you take a quick stroll through the religion section of a bookstore, it might surprise you how many people are going to heaven these days but are not staying. Currently, there are no less than twelve such books for sale on Amazon about people who have taken a brief...
Jan 3, 2015 | Blog
When our children were young, we owned bicycles equipped with child seats. Riding the bicycle with one of our boys in a child’s seat was a fun way for us to spend time together. I got some exercise while one of the boys enjoyed the changes of scenery. We also talked...
Dec 25, 2014 | Blog
When I was about the age of three, I had my first chance to sit on Santa’s knee. He was in the back of George Shipman’s Dixie Dandy, Close to the bottle drinks, meat section, and Christmas candy. A “Ho! Ho! Ho!” came from a mouth I could not see, Words...
Dec 12, 2014 | Blog
The Bricks for Ricks Foundation recently contributed $2500 to the Care for One Hundred Campaign along with $1500 from the First Baptist Church of Jefferson to Dr. Olu Menjay on his recent visit to Gainesville First Baptist Church. Dr. Menjay is the Principal of Ricks...
