Paul Harvey As a kid, growing up in Jasper, TX, I remember my grandmother listening to the local radio station every morning. At the time KTXJ was the go to radio station for music (mostly country), news, local sports, and weather in Jasper and the surrounding area. However, there would […]
Flashbacks. Dreams. Memories. Flashbacks They come in spurts. Flashbacks are just that. Flashes. A sudden quick memory of a moment in time, usually triggered by something. Something that can be as innocent as a sound. The way a breeze feels on your skin. Or the sun shines in your eyes. […]
The other day, a friend of mine observed about me, that I’m not as outdoorsy of a person as I thought I was. Initially, I took slight offense to this. I grew up a country boy. As a kid, when my father was alive, I spent most of my time […]
I visited a church this past Sunday and as the worship leader began his welcome after the opening songs, he said let’s just pause a second and let’s thank God for 2025. When he said that it felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach. It literally sucked the […]
I began reading the book “The Five Love Languages for Singles” a few weeks ago. I had not read this book before. Nor had I even read the first edition, “The Five Love Languages”. From my reading, I have deduced that my love languages are Words of Affirmation, Quality time […]
I don’t curse (much). Even after having coached little league football, dealing with groups of mostly boys ages 7-12 for over thirty years, I have let slip very few profane and unsavory terms. However, and with that being said . . . In this situation . . . Under these […]
So, the week of September 7th was a pretty rough week for me. The seventh of September marked the three month anniversary of Kandi’s death. At first, I didn’t consciously realize just how much this was messing with me. I knew that my anxiety was through the roof. I knew […]
I’m going to have to learn to embrace the stillness. The quietness. I can’t fear it. I can’t run from it. I have to learn to walk in it, sit in it. Enjoy it. Not so that I can become a recluse or a loner, but so that I can […]
So, I know its been a while. However, my friend, high school classmate and neighbor, Erica, challenged me to start back writing. She reminded me that this is my catharsis. This is one of my healthy forms of relief from stress, trauma and now GRIEF. It’s my way of clearing […]
“Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.” Mark 4:36 Even though I’m not the “center of this attention,” or the “star of this show,” I’m still affected. I am in one of “the other boats”. […]