Columns

By Loren Hardin –  This is part four of a series on my friend and fellow pilgrim, Kate, who was 91 years old when she enrolled in hospice with end-stage heart failure. You may remember […]

By Denae Jones –  It’s graduation season, and the beginning of spring. New doors are opening, and it’s time for celebrating new beginnings! When names are called and graduates walk across the stage, there is […]

By Rick Houser –  I came from a farm family that ate a light breakfast most of the time. What I mean is Mom didn’t offer steak and fried potatoes or fried cured ham. No, […]

By Melissa Martin –  A few years ago, our hundred-year-old tree was cut down for safety reasons. A piece of history, once living—now dead. Now its twin tree is diseased (age and carpenter arts) and […]

By Denae Jones –  Someone left our back gate open, so of course, our dog took full advantage of the opportunity. He went flying out the back door, through our dirt-covered yard with newly planted […]

By Rick Houser –  It happens every spring and I still don’t really understand why. As winter melts away and spring advances, it still puzzles me. As the flowers bloom and the trees bud out […]

By Melissa Martin –  And they lived “happily ever after.” Many people in the U.S. believe in love and matrimony. But, marriage takes consistent effort and time to weather the ups and downs. According to […]

By Loren Hardin –  This is part two of a series about Kate, who enrolled in hospice at age 91 with end-stage congestive heart failure.  Kate lives with her daughter and son-in-law, Rose and Bud. […]

By Rick Houser –  Recently I was looking through our magazines we had on hand to see if there might be something of interest. I didn’t have to dig too deep before I stumbled upon […]

By Rick Houser –  A few days ago I observed something that I have been overlooking for a long time. Maybe this is also something that you observe. For some reason I happened to notice […]