Category Archives: Experience, Strength and Hope (God)

In Christ, May All Be Risen Today!

After sunrise service today, the following flowed from my soul … Life flows, not unlike a river, or the wind. Rivers have disturbances in their flow, thereby creating eddies, falls, lakes and rapids. Wind, similarly, has its way of moving … Continue reading

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On Christmas Eve, Katherine’s mama, Betty …

It seems I have not sent an update on Mama in a long time, though it has only been two weeks. But oh, what a two weeks it has been. On Christmas Eve, Katherine’s mama, Betty, died unexpectedly. Betty was … Continue reading

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Living Carefree

To a Friend, Take responsibility and be a good steward of Godly gifts.  Recognizing that all of us are far from perfect is not a fallback position that supports less than stellar execution of a life.  For many years I … Continue reading

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Make Love? You Are on a Fool’s Errand!

So the premise of this post may not even be valid, but its conclusions are. Trust me … been there, done that. The phrase, “Make Love” may have been started during the sixties “Free Love” movement, but nevertheless, we all … Continue reading

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A nickel for each if it was only a dime

There’s a guy I’ve known my whole life, Through times of plenty and times of strife, Whether it was his or it was mine, A nickel for each if it was only a dime.   Though each of us had … Continue reading

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Let you be you, while I try to be me

There’s folks I love no matter, Judged by me as they might me, For all life’s talk and chatter, Let me let others simply be.   Who am I to say what’s what? Do I possess an all seeing eye? … Continue reading

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Why Do Folks Do What They Do?

Why do folks do what they do? Is it because of them or is it you? Maybe it’s the witness standing by, Pushing a point, like a poke in the eye.   Ask a question, expect a response, One comes … Continue reading

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Epistle to Allison (Squid) Taylor Pylant, daughter extraordinaire on her 23rd birthday …

As a sixty two year old father of a beautiful young woman who turned twenty three today, what do I want to tell her? Will anything I have to share with her be relevant in her world? Are the fears … Continue reading

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Musings About Life Taking Its Toll

You know, I never really gave thought to what “taking its toll” actually means. I simply “knew” the intent of this saying and kept pace with what was being said when it was used. I’ve , even used it myself … Continue reading

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What if?

What if I told you straight and true, Exactly what I thought of you? Would you be happy, would you be pleased? Let’s have a go, then we’ll see.   Written for folks who should have heard exactly what I … Continue reading

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