Have you ever experienced the disconcerting feeling of being irrelevant? Like the world has moved on without you? Or, when people talk about you as if you’ve left the room?…
One thing about scaling down to a smaller home — all space is shared space. Each person has his or her own things within the confines of a house: hopes,…
This week, I came to a new understanding about an age-old parable. It is a familiar story about a treasure hidden in a field. A man sold everything he had…
“Heaven forbid! When are you going to take off those pajamas so I can wash them?” My Sweet Al wears his favorite camouflage pajama bottoms all year-round — to take…
My Sweet Al has a secret fan club. Who would have thunk it? Over the years, I have heard from a number of men who have expressed how much they…
Time creates a marked boundary, a territory. While it doles out in the abstract, we all have it. Some of us have too much. Still others, not enough. Interesting how…
There have been times when I resisted change for any number of reasons. I was an artist for 45 years before I became a writer. It’s enough to make me…
My heart turns to the boys of fall at this time of the year. I can hear Kenny Chesney sing those lyrics once again. “They didn’t let just anybody in…
It was prayer meeting day, the perfect time to examine personal conviction. Probably even a better time not to pick a fight with my Sweet Al — but it was…
I am amazed when I stop and think about the many people that have come into my life. Moreover, when the differences that bring us together seem greater than similarities…