Posts Tagged ‘family’
If We Move To Texas…
My in-laws from Houston are in town. Ten grandkids at a local hotel with Granda and Papa, at the over-chlorinated indoor swimming pool. Girls in one room. Boys in another. An evening meal at Cracker Barrel. Late night movie watching, eating candy, drinking Dr. Pepper – living like rock stars. For one Summer night. It’s… 
This Much I Can Tell You (Updated)
Update: Yesterday, my site was hacked, causing all kind of weirdness – no one could order a CD, for instance. Coincidence? Nah. But the ever-brilliant Ben Stewart leapt to action, took the site down for a while, got under the hood and fixed it. All better. Take that, hackers. Thanks for your patience, faithful readers.
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The Game Of Compassion
The boys from across the street, the cousins from one cul-de-sac over, come over to play football with my son in our front yard. I’m all-time quarterback.
The ball is hiked, I step back scanning the fescue for open receivers. I find one. Nathaniel. He’s a small eight, stealthy, and has snuck past his older… 


