Tag Archives: Memories

Keeping My Secrets

This review by Deanna Kohlhofer first appeared in the Reveille/Between the Lakes Memories – we all have them. Some more than others … but we all have them. We have memories we choose to “forget” and others we cherish. Some … Continue reading

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A Moment with God

Did you ever have a real moment with God? I mean, a burning bush moment? I did. On my wedding day. Without a doubt, it was the happiest day of my life … and the scariest. I’m going to be … Continue reading

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Changes

I was listening to a radio program this morning and the host was relating how his profession had changed since he first started. There were cathode ray tubes, tapes, stopwatches … now it’s all digital. It reminded me of the … Continue reading

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Cartoons

Okay. Okay. Here’s the scoop on cartoons. My personal fascination with cartoons goes back to my boyhood. I would check the box scores in the paper and flip directly to the comics — known back than as the “funnies.” Even … Continue reading

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The silly season

I heard a report the other day about how silliness is actually an attitude adjuster. It seems, the more silly you act around your kids, their attitude shifts. Hmm. No wonder my kids are well adjusted because, Lord knows, there … Continue reading

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More amazing grace

There is a Funky Winkerbean cartoon taped to the file cabinet next to my desk. I look at it every day. Les Moore lost his wife to cancer and he is driving with his daughter Summer. She asks, “Dad … … Continue reading

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Amazing grace

Four years. it’s been four years today since my wife Karen died and my world — and those who knew her and loved her — changed forever. Throughout Karen‘s diagnosis, I tried to stay optimistic, looking for that miracle. She … Continue reading

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Dion shares his truth

This review was originally published in the Reveille/Between the Lakes I was listening to the Malt Shop Oldies a couple of weeks ago and heard The Wanderer by Dion. So, when I was looking for another book to read, I … Continue reading

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Now playing …

Someone asked me the other day if I had seen a new movie — one that was still in theaters. The answer was no. The last movie I saw was The War Horse, a Christmas present for a special friend … Continue reading

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Going home

There are those who say you can never go home again. And there is another school of thought that insists you can always go home. I say, there is a little truth in both contradictory statements. You truly can’t go … Continue reading

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