Monthly Archives: May 2021

I am not big on birthdays in general.  I appreciate the thought and crave the attention, but the reality is that I probably prefer the cake to the presents and cake is not my favorite. Oh, some birthdays are more memorable than others.  My tenth birthday was spent on the beach in Galveston, TX andContinue reading “The Birthday Gift”

Sunday, 4:30 a.m.  A flashing light captures my attention from behind closed eyelids.  Rain is predicted so it could be lightning.  A quick survey reveals that it is the emergency alert indicator on my cell phone.  I check the screen to see an ASL interpreter signing: “The National Weather Service has issued a Flash FloodContinue reading “Amazing Grace”

My brother-in-law, Lee, emailed me a link to an Alan Jackson music video last night.  Usually, I don’t spend much time on that type of thing, but Lee doesn’t send me many emails and the tag line of this one said ‘5 Stars’.  The song title, The Older I Get, wasn’t familiar. I double checkedContinue reading “Someday I’ll understand that…”