Comfort food; that’s what I need at this moment. It comes after I watched hundred’s of law enforcement escort a fallen Bureau of Indian Affairs officer to her final resting place. To see the line of every kind of police , sheriff, state, federal and tribal vehicle — with it’s blue and red lights flashing,…

Tommy and Adam visited Grandpa every year when it was time to gather the hay. The summer was no exception. Except that they got in an awful lot of trouble that summer. They had lots of help from each other. Adam talked Tommy into doing the darnedest thing. He talked him into sneaking into Mr.…

O Columbine, lovely purple flower, Light like the last morning star; Bright as the rising evening star; Come unto those in this needed hour With beauty, comfort near and far, Bringing forth Christ’s healing power.

There are times when I just want to write. It doesn ‘t matter what the subject is or if I know all the facts. It ‘s just a case of needing to write. Many times I am hit by what I called the ‘writing bug’ late at night, after everyone including myself has laid down…

My 15-year-old son, Kyle made three very interesting and pointed statements today. I found them to be both funny and true. And I thought I’d share them with you. My new cell phone gives me problems from time to time. I handed it to Kyle this afternoon to fix. He resolved my difficulty within seconds,…

Working until midnight and crashing in one of the production studios to sleep, I was barely asleep before it was time to get up to be on-air by 6 a.m. My workday ended at 12:15 p.m. but the wife had me run a chore for her; wash the car. Simple little task. Don’t bet on…

My appointment at the VAMC went well. That is to say I didn’t have to stand around or sit around all that long to see my doctor. Nor did I get a ‘script change as I thought I was going to get, so no long wait at the pharmacy either. Instead, I had to try…

This has been a rough day. The telephone kept ring and people kept knocking at the front door. Simply put, it was too busy around the house to sleep. It started at 8:30 a.m. and the last call came in at 4 p.m. The last visitor at the front door was somewhere around 2 o’clock.…

Tossed wide my ol’ loop for that pony to wear. And knew from his eye that I too must beware. We dance back and forth as the dust flies thick. And I know’d that he’s angry with each snort and each kick. And jus’ when I figger I’m in for one helluva fight, That’s when…

Today I was thinking about how much I miss going to church on Sunday and as things go, one thought rolled into the next and so forth, until I got to thinking about the first time I realized I was an independent person; separate from my parents and siblings. It’s a thought that had never…