Month: August 2017

My Epic Brush Fire

I got lazy when we started building a burn pile of brush.  I had a small area of thick brush and small trees I needed to clear.  Instead of cutting everything down, I just threw all my other brush and burnable trash in and around the trees.  I never really stepped back to see how big of an area …

My Pledge of Allegiance

I, a citizen of this great nation, pledge, and commit, my allegiance to faithfully honor, and respect the flag of the United States of America, not as a form of worship, but as a reverent expression of gratitude to the brave men and women who fought, and continue to serve, to make it a global symbol of freedom, and to steadfastly serve and defend the …

Longing for Home

In Genesis, chapter 37, Joseph was living the good life as the favored son until he was suddenly uprooted from his home and sent to a foreign land.  He went from the favored son to a slave.  Just as Joseph had successfully settled into his new life, he was uprooted again and thrown into prison!  Throughout Joseph’s story, the Bible is silent about what …

My Dream Car

Around 2005, I got “Dream Car Fever.”  The Mustang GT was my dream car.  In 2013, I stumbled upon a really nice 2010 Mustang GT.  I found it cost less than I expected, so I traded in my minivan. My Dream Car was awesome!  It was the nicest car I had ever owned and it was super fun to drive.  I …

My Beautiful Wife

I will always remember the first time I ever saw My Beautiful Wife.  It was in January of our sophomore year of high school.  My family had just moved to Yukon, Oklahoma and I was trying to get to know my new classmates as quickly as possible.  When I saw her walk into the far side of the cafeteria, I …

Roadrunners

Many people envision a roadrunner as the cartoon character that runs away from the coyote and his elaborate traps then announces his departure with his trademark, “Beep, Beep!”  Others may picture the Plymouth muscle car manufactured during the late 1960’s and the 1970’s. I only recall seeing a real roadrunner once when I was a kid growing up in Oklahoma.  However, I have seen …