They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but ten thousand wouldn’t be enough to describe the painting the “First Day in Heaven.” It portrays a young woman with her arms wrapped tightly around the neck of JESUS. Her eyes are tightly closed and her mouth wide open. It’s obvious this joyful greeting isn’t […]

Recently I told a friend that any number minus any number is less than the original number (x – y = < x). That as a teacher he didn’t understand this simple equation, told me that he didn’t want to. What did he not want to understand? I told him there was wide-spread support for

When we took a trip to Kemah, with our daughter and grandchildren, I reserved a mini-van from a nearby rental company. I knew there was plenty of room in the van we selected, because I had rented the same model on many occasions. I try to plan our trips to avoid problems along the way

While in the Air Force, assigned to John Hay Air Station, Philippines, I was in charge of a huge tree planting project. Everyone was asked to join in and I encouraged my engineering section to do their part saying “There is no more unselfish act than planting a tree.” No, I’m not a “tree hugger”

With all that’s happening in this country there is a temptation to lash out. It wouldn’t be hard to find objects of my wrath; they are all over the news. If I didn’t love them, I could vent my anger and tell them they are all going to hell, but that would hurt me more