Burnt Toast!

As our children were growing up, Starla was usually taking care of babies while I would wake up the older kids, and prepare breakfast for them and take them to school. I didn’t have a lot of skills in the kitchen, so my menu items were very few. I rotated […]

Hot! Hot! Hot!

I live 3.8 miles from the gym where I work out. There is one bakery, one Starbucks, two gas stations with convenience stores and three donut shops, all, in between my house and my gym. Now they have opened a Krispy Kreme donut shop right smack in between my house and […]

Elevator Awkwardness!

I was in an elevator the other day and it was extremely awkward, I almost busted out laughing in the middle of the 2nd and 3rd floors. Have you ever noticed how an elevator ride has the potential of going many different directions? Sometimes there is total awkward silence. You […]

We Need Each Other!

As Hurricanes have ripped through the shores of our Texas coast and the Florida coast, we have seen the worst in mother nature, yet the best in human nature. We have seen people helping people, as Hurricane Relief efforts have crossed religious barriers, racial barriers, economic barriers and gender barriers. […]

One Way!

I was driving in downtown Dallas recently. I made a right turn, only to realize that every car was headed toward me. That’s right, I had just turned on a “One Way” Street. I quickly stopped and turned around as people stared and glared. Some seemed annoyed and others amused. […]

Never Give Up!

What do you do when everything in your life has fallen apart and your dreams have been crushed and your hope is gone? You can blame God or you can blame yourself. But you know what I have decided? I have decided that it’s not God’s fault. I have also […]

Break your routine!

Have you ever noticed that people usually sit in the same place at church every Sunday? They park in the same area of the parking lot. Whether it’s at church, school, theaters or wherever, we usually get into a routine and seldom do we break that routine. Why is that? […]