Bite Your Own Big Toe
Have you ever called someone a “snob” or “unfriendly” when they didn’t speak to you and later found out that they had just received some news of a tragedy? They weren’t being a jerk; they were just in shock. We don’t know where people start but we have a plan where people ought to be. We don’t know their motives or their background so we make a judgment and get into trouble. Like the old man who took his ugly dog for his regular Sunday walk in the park. The little old man sat on the park bench...
Read MoreDe-Scenting A Skunk
Everyone has conflicts. During the first conflict with my wife I didn’t see her for a couple of days and then slowly my left eye began to open. Now my eyes are wide open and I realize that conflict is inevitable. Even if you marry Mr. Right his first name will probably be Always. One couple had been arguing about everything for years. They were tired of living in a perpetual state of conflict. Finally she tipped off her husband about the prayer she was petitioning to God. She said, “I’ve been praying for God...
Read MoreWedding Wake-Up Call
Relationships are confusing these days. I read that there is a rock star’s son who will marry his ex-wife’s mother. His son from a previous marriage announced his engagement to the mother of the rock star’s former wife. The marriage will make the rock star his ex-wife’s step-grandfather. I think. People marry again and again. A pastor’s phone rang on Tuesday morning. It was a call from a young woman who didn’t identify herself. She stated that she wanted to be married on Friday of that week. This was...
Read MoreBaby Talk
The first time I saw our oldest daughter, I saw a bald head and heard powerful lungs. She was a loud noise at one end and no responsibility at the other. It was scary. Now I know why they say, “Hold the head.” It’s the safest part. I knew this baby was going to change my life when I asked my mother-in-law to stay over a few extra days just to help us. I didn’t know what to do with my new daughter. By the end of the first day, I was so completely helpless, that I just took her to my mother-in-law....
Read MoreCornbread and Buttermilk
My wife and I are from different backgrounds. Her father is from up north, and my family came from way down south. Also, Penny grew up wealthy, and I grew up poor. Her swimming pool wasn’t heated, but it was a different world. She had four baths, and I had four paths. One year our bathroom caught on fire and we were excited because it didn’t reach the house. These differences affected our relationship even in what we ate. I didn’t know what I was eating the first few years of marriage, but men will eat most...
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