What the written word can do
I wish I had a nickle for every time I have been asked, “how do you find something to write about every single week?”...
Can lesson can be learned from past?
Have you noticed a trend in the American work force? It seems that everyone I talk to is either being worked to death with...
Snow not as appealing as it used to be
You know you are getting old when snow no longer holds one single bit of appeal.I think of all the times I hoped for...
They don’t make ’em like they used to
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one...
Bottled serenity could cure any illness
"I was shaken awake by a nasty wind this morning. As I headed out to the barn to begin my chores, I saw that...
You had to have pluck to survive
"I'd passed the teacher test. I was being offered the job of an itinerant replacement teacher in northern Arizona. The school that was expecting...
Resolve to give thanks every day
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDContributing writerJust a few weeks ago, I wrote a column which mentioned Pete Smith, the kind and quiet man who did all...
One wish: Growing families and memories
Snow falls, blown by a furious wind, as I write this. Christmas carols play in a continuous loop, a joyous refrain for all to...
Songwriters tell our lives in music
"God is in the roses, the petals and the thorns, storms out on the oceans, the souls who will be born. And every drop...
Veterans’ sacrifices don’t change with times
As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking more and more about the families pulled apart by military service. It goes without saying...
