The tail end of fall is falling outside. Leaves pile up. A holy thing. My husband is disturbed by the leaves and wants time to mow them....

On one hand, I rationalize: I’m plenty involved in giving and helping strugglers. I give my time, ears, money. On the other hand, it...

I have been plotting and planning with a granddaughter about her dad’s birthday. Thinking about his birthday led me in the opposite...

I believe God brings the right people into our lives at the right time, so I have a story to tell: A dark blue one-ton Dodge dually with...

It’s funny how life repeats itself. My mother kept a shelf of coffee cups. Likewise, I have two shelves of coffee mugs. Maybe as many as...

It’s an early Saturday October morning in Arkansas. I stayed overnight with my sister in Conway. Now I’m heading toward downtown Little...

I woke up to the smell of coffee. Then he handed a cup to me. I did nothing to deserve sharing a coffee with him. Just what we do. My...

I’m circling like a buzzard in a parking lot at a funeral home. I need a place with plenty of space. (I have depth perception issues.) My...

Harps Supermarket, Calico Rock, Arkansas. After putting groceries in the car, my husband (a detail man) notices a man slightly bent in...

Scheduled power outage happened on Monday. Helpful that we’d been forewarned by an automated phone call. Outage to happen between 8 a.m....