I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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INTERFERENCE
Yuck! There is a moldy fleece on the apples. Don’t touch my lips or my fingertips. Adam garbled his ad-lib as he tried to warn Eve. God said if we meddle with the middle tree, we might cuff our ability … Continue reading
CURIOSITY KILLED…
Dana left the house unsure about leaving Tabby, the new kitten she had just acquired. Tabby seemed tame and low key, not at all capricious. The catastrophe began innocently enough when Tabby spied a crunchy chip amidst the dirt under … Continue reading
AS THE YEARS GO BY
What can you do to add a pleasant roundness to your years – Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter? Cultivate and follow principles that lead to laughter and devotion to a cause. When you go to bed at night, formulate the … Continue reading
SADIE CHOOSES POTSY
Sadie was downcast at the attitude displayed by her friend, Elsie. Elsie had assured Sadie that Jake was husband material. She did all but tie a Cupid’s Bow around his neck. Sadie was stringent in refusing Elsie’s melodramatic, nearly bare-faced … Continue reading
HEY, LINDA, LISTEN UP
Those who know you will all agree To be harsh and angry, you have no ability. Under extreme pressure and disruption, You survive with spirit and joyful gumption. You as a friend is like a First Aid Kit, you have … Continue reading
GUYS, A SMILE & NEW HAIR DO WON’T DO
Oh, please, tell me it’s not true – the idea that the attractancy between boys and girls is odor. Such folly! So guys, don’t bother to smile or try out a new hair-do. A girl might bolt at the slight … Continue reading
HER REWARD
As a newlywed, beautiful Celia was graced with all the resplendent Creole characteristics of her genetic heritage. But time had taken its toll. Gravitational forces had also been unkind. Too much alcohol had damaged her skin. Her stately posture was … Continue reading
DOUBLE REWARD
Lexie sat brooding over what seemed counterintuitive to everything she had been trained to believe – things like “if you want to be a leader, first be a servant,” “be humble, take the less important roles, then you will be … Continue reading
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN/HOW FLORA SEES FLOSSIE
Have you read HOW FLOSSIE SEES FLORA? reference https://onetahayes.com/2018/10/27/how-flossie-sees-flora/ ****************** Wish my grandma was still alive. Miss her fabulous stories and delightful fun. Instead, there’s an old flibbertigibbet, Flossie, who lives next door. Our first encounter was a fruitless flub when I … Continue reading