"It's time to water the mailman," I said.The woman standing in line with me pretended not to hear me. When I turned toward her she nervously looked out of the corner of her eye at me.I smiled."I do it every year," I said.She smiled, looked at me and shrugged her...
"Is it on? Is it working?" Pappy said. Then he played his harmonica for me and he didn't even know it.What a rare opportunity I had. I offered to do a friend a favor and got so much more out of it than I ever thought I could. I got to meet Pappy Campbell.Well, not in...
"My life is a real mess!" He said. "I either have highs or lows, Great things happen or bad things happen.""There was a point in my own life I thought the same thing. There was no average day. When things were great they were super. I didn't have to worry about a...
He was a big man with a huge pain in his heart. Not the kind that a doctor can cure. Not the kind that one can define easily. He was hurting and there was nothing anyone could say.I think it comes with age. Not a particular point in life that one can mark on a...
How do you know when you are doing the right thing?I've been asked that question many times. I suppose they may have been looking for some complex philosophical answer, but it really is simple.When you are doing something right, people want to be a part of it. When...
'Why is God so good to me?" The young tree asked."Each of us has our time in the sun," said the elder tree.It was another attempt on my part, I believe, to find the answers that I so often pursue. I had wandered in search of reason, peace and tranquility. It had taken...
She sat in the corner of the room looking out the window. The sun washed over her face gently reflecting off specks of silver and white in her hair. Her profile against white curtains looked like she was posing for a portrait.I stood quietly a distance away not...