by guest blogger Barney Cargile Slowly removing the container from his personal preference kit, Buzz Aldrin examined the elements in his hand. Sitting next to him, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong had earlier uttered the historic words, “The Eagle has landed,” as the space module caressed the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Those were …
Summer is a wonderful time for reading. Rick sits in a mesh-bottomed inner tube and floats in the pool, book in hand. I read in the living room, with a CD playing ocean waves or burbling streams or bird song. Rick and I both love to read, and we have different tastes. He likes heavy …
I collect quotes. I have notebooks full of them. Some are from ordinary people, others from famous personages. I never know when I’ll run across a gem, so I carry a note pad in my purse. Not long ago I happened on a small book of quotes by Winston Churchill. Here are a few of …
Rick and I sat in pjs on Sunday, reminiscing about our dads and giving thanks for them. Rick’s father, William Richard Rivers, weathered many storms. Passed from relative to relative, he and his three brothers worked fields while their father, a merchant marine, was out to sea. When the Depression hit, and all his savings …
Rick and I knew when we purchased our home that we were in the flight path for the local airport. It’s a small airport and less than a dozen flights a day, not all of which fly overhead. Aviation is in my husband’s blood. He ran his own aviation business for twenty-five years before retiring. …
Our local newspaper is running articles about states passing “draconian anti-abortion laws” – pushing the panic button that women will have no rights, their bodies “kidnapped”. Seventy high school students cut classes and marched to the town square to raise their signs. PRO F****** CHOICE. NO FORCED BIRTH. TRUST WOMEN. This morning the editorial section …
While taking time off from writing, Rick tapped me for teaching our Tuesday evening Bible study. He’s always concentrated on books of the Bible, starting from chapter one, verse one and going straight through with historical context, what the scriptures say and how they apply to our lives. While I love that kind of inductive …
My mom passed away twenty-five years ago, but there are still times when I almost reach for the phone to call and tell her something. I used to feel a punch in the stomach when that happened, knowing there would be no answer on the other end of the line. Now, I just send up …
I read Abby Johnson’s autobiography, Unplanned, and heard her speak a few years ago at our local pregnancy counseling center banquet. Her story is heart-wrenching, powerful, and mind- altering. She was a Planned Parenthood director for eight years until she saw the truth of what happens to a living child in abortion. You can watch …
Special Interest Bills California legislators all have a cause – or should I say causes? I recently read an article in our local newspaper that announced 2,576 bills have been introduced to the Legislature before the session deadline. Some are “intent” bills that merely promise more details someday. Ah, perhaps, in the interest of time …