Yesterday, descendants of Ben Willis and Levi Latty flocked to Tahlequah to honor our ancestors and get better acquainted with each other. Today is Father’s Day, a good time to remember the values, the strength of character, and the love of family these men left us. Many fathers were in the room; men who worked hard for […]
Apr 26, 2015
The Ghost of Birthday Past
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And, might I add, she is a jolly, happy soul–rather akin to St. Nick. Because yesterday, my birthday, was a gladsome one! It started with my family taking me to breakfast. The delicious aroma of coffee as I walked in the door of the restaurant told me the rest of the food would be just […]
Feb 11, 2015
Hope
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It lifts its cheerful head above the grass each spring in the same place in my yard at about the same time, this bright yellow crocus. The oak tree that towers above it is still bare of leaves and dark. The ground isn’t yet warm so how does it know that it’s time to wake […]
Feb 5, 2015
Warm Hearts, Snow Dusting
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A dusting of snow lies across my deck like a drift of talcum powder. The temperature sank below freezing last night and everything outside is cold! Bird feeders are full so when the feathered and furry creatures wake up, they can at least get some fuel in their tummies. As Peg and I journeyed to […]
Sep 14, 2014
Sauntering into Sunday
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Do you ever wake up with so many jumbled thoughts going through your head that it’s difficult to sort them out into anything meaningful? That’s me this morning! So, bear with me while I shuffle through and list them in no particular order. Happy Birthday to The Star Spangled Banner, 200 years old today and still […]
Sep 9, 2014
A Safe Place
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Everyone needs a safe place, or maybe more than one. In this section of the country, we all need a safe room or a cellar when tornadoes threaten. In church Sunday, we discussed the word “Sanctuary”. To me, that has always meant a safe place. Maybe that’s why we call the part of our church […]
