MEMORY LANE Oh my gosh! Please tell me I’m not the only one who remembers Sargeant Joe Friday played by Jack Webb on the weekly television show Dragnet. There has to be someone out there who remembers him besides me. That show is so old and I know I’m dating myself here, but this famous [...]
MEMORY LANE I know many of you have heard of a love triangle where 2 people love the same person. In this situation, the two suitors usually don’t like each other at all. This happened to me during my 30’s and 40’s with my wonderful wife. In my late 30’s, one of my twin daughters [...]
MEMORY LANE 5:00 am in the morning is my favorite time to sit quietly and listen for inspiration from God before I start my busy day. On this particular Tuesday morning in late fall, as I enjoyed the presence of the Lord, I heard the sound of angels’ wings – lots of angels’ wings. Knowing [...]
MEMORY LANE ~ Merry Christmas Everyone! “Just what do you think you’re doing? That doll was meant to be your Christmas present.” Mom stood in the door, and her eyes shot sparks. It was a couple of days before Christmas. She’d been busy with company, and I’d decided I couldn’t wait. I was caught red-handed standing [...]
MEMORY LANE I recall going bowling in my younger years and to be honest, I do not have an athletic bone in my body. I got the worst score possible. It was so embarrassing! I didn’t even realize that anyone had been watching me until after the game when this gentleman came up to me [...]
My Sister’s Voice As children, with the purest of hearts we see life with wonder. We learn to walk by crawling, standing, and falling…so similar to life as an adult. We educate ourselves by seeing, hearing and copying those we want to be like…a parent, an older sibling, or a friend. We all started off [...]
MEMORY LANE If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morrrrning, I’d hammer in the eeevening……don’t you just love that song? I hope you remember it. You might, if you were born in my era. One morning as I was walking with my girlfriends, we started to discuss how sentimental we’ve all become. As we [...]
MEMORY LANE Over fifteen years ago, due to a job change by my husband, we decided to move to a small town. It had a population of about 900 people and was situated about a two-hour drive from the large city which had been our home for most of our life. At this time, our three [...]
MEMORY LANE Thirty-eight years ago almost to the day…my first born James wore this little red outfit. It was the best dressy outfit I had for him…I loved it so much on him…that I kept it along with the receiving blanket I brought him home in…. Six years later his baby brother Ian…got his picture [...]
MEMORY LANE by Hope one, two-three – one, two-three – one, two-three The very meter of the lullaby slows the pulse, stills the heart, silences the chatter and gives a spirit pause. Elegant in the pure simplicity of its structure, the lullaby is a universal call to calm. An invocation of serenity that when engaged [...]
