In 1968, I was six years old and in the first grade at a small rural elementary school in East Tennessee. I had a friend named Cindy in my class. We ate lunch together, played jump rope together at recess, all those things little girls do. Being little girls, I wanted to invite my friend, … Continue reading Color blind
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Heaven and hell
When I was a kid, Sundays were always church days at the insistence of my born and bred Southern Baptist mother. The only thing that got me out of attending services was if I was sick. I was hardly ever sick. As I got older, I attended church unforced, and was very active in the … Continue reading Heaven and hell
A very good day
A week into the new Year and today was the first opportunity I had to capture a sunset. It's either been raining, overcast or I was just too lazy to get out to take a photo. On this day, it was gorgeous. The sun was out, the temps were up and the skies were a … Continue reading A very good day
All creatures, great and small
Tucked away among the underbrush bordering the bayou, sitting under the shade of scrub pines and pin oaks, sits a small, unassuming chapel. Shuttered doors open into the one-room sanctuary. A lone crude wooden pew faces a small lectern, adorned with a simply cross and a tarnished chalice. Folk art murals depicting the wildlife of … Continue reading All creatures, great and small
Morning waits
In the early morning hours, when the house is asleep, the only noise heard is the soft snores of an ancient dog, deep in REM, young once more, chasing squirrels across the backyard. Lights have been turned off, blinds drawn, backs turned away from the eastern windows in anticipation of an anxious sun. Children, no … Continue reading Morning waits
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