Just Wonderin’… …what would happen, if, when a problem overwhelms, we suddenly started to sing. …what would happen if we responded to rudeness with, “God bless you.” …why, if we believe the Bible, we don’t act as if we do? …why I get a sinking sensation when the plumber’s first words are, “Oh, wow!” ….why […]
Jan 27, 2020
When Real Life Is Mysterious
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Real-life mysteries exist all around us-life experiences, questions without answers. These are just begging to be put into a cozy mystery, and I am happy to oblige. Take houses, for example. Old houses have a history of their own. My parents moved a few times during my childhood, so I lived in several different […]
Jan 23, 2020
Wintertime Woods
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There’s a mystery about wintertime woods that isn’t there at any other time. Or, maybe it is there, but it’s hidden by leaves and warmth and the lushness of life. Trees in winter lift bare, unadorned branches, their intricate shapes stark against a gray sky. The air is crisp and clean, the leaves underfoot are […]
Jan 22, 2020
Snow!
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It’s snowing in NWArkansas. How much or for how long? Weather sort of does its own thing; sometimes predictable, sometimes surprising; so, we’ll just have to wait and see. I thought this might be a good time to post another snow poem. Whether your day is snowy or sunny or somewhere in between, I hope […]
Jan 21, 2020
Where Love Lives
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“That’s where my heart is,” my friend told me softly, her blue eyes shining. She was talking about Little Rock. Her son lived there. I had the feeling that if her son lived in Timbuktu, her heart would have been there. Love! It’s the indescribable feeling that makes each day worthwhile and each dream worth […]
Jan 19, 2020
An Old Professor Back to Life
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Is the past really the past or does it reappear now and then? I saw one of my old college professors the other day, even though he has been dead a good number of years. Now, before you think I’ve gone completely round the bend, let me explain. Actually, I didn’t see him but […]
