A few years ago Starla and I bought a house in the month of August. There was nothing around the foot of this tree that stands in the front yard. So I put a little mulch around it to make it look a little more appealing. (That’s about as creative […]

Starla and I were having dinner with our entire family the other night. All fourteen of us. (With two more on the way) This is no small task, when we take over a restaurant. Many tables are joined together. We pretty much use all of the high chairs, kids menu’s […]

I was driving down a four-lane parkway this week, when a driver in an SUV started drifting over into my lane. I pressed hard down on my horn, as if to let this driver know that my horn was supposed to come across as annoyed and aggravated. How dare he […]

Around the year 1700, the elderly father of the famous German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, was traveling through the forests of Poland. On his way, he encountered a band of robbers who demanded his valuables, finally asking, “Have you given all?” They only let him go when he replied, “Yes.” When […]

Starla and I had the privilege of taking our five year old grandson out for his birthday. We rode go-karts, played putt-putt, worked our way through the arcades and then to the mall for a major shopping spree. Of course we ended at The Rainforest Café. Awesome day. But while […]

Automobile genius Henry Ford once came up with a revolutionary plan for a new kind of engine which we know today as the V-8. Ford was eager to get his great new idea into production. He had some men draw up the plans, and presented them to the engineers. As […]

I know that I have shared a few thoughts from my family’s State Fair of Texas annual tradition. But I have at least one more lesson from the fried food capital of the world. My family and I have a several year tradition to go to the State Fair of […]

Years ago on a television talk-show, a guest appeared that was a body builder. As he entered the stage with his huge muscular body the crowd went crazy as the body builder began to flex his muscles and show his power. The first question asked of him was this: “What […]

Easter Weekend is here! People go through all kinds of struggles in life. Sometimes we feel like all is lost and there is no hope. I think we can all relate to that in some way or another. What do you do when everything in your life has fallen apart […]

Have you ever felt like your prayers didn’t really matter? Have you ever felt like what’s the use? You’ve been praying for something for so long and still no results. So why bother? Why keep on praying, when you only end up being disappointed in God and in yourself? I […]