Confessions of a Clay Pot

It shouldn’t take more than a brief glance at the circumstances of life around us to know that fairness is an illusion we subscribe to, ...

Well-traveled as I might consider myself, I know next to nothing about Arkansas.   I’ve never seen a PBS travel show about it.   I’ve never ...

Picking the kids up from school recently, an exceedingly young couple was walking home together, holding hands.   They paused to hug at the ...

Imagine the kids’ surprise on Easter morning, when we open a seemingly routine express mail package and out pop – chicks!   Downy soft and r...

I know I’m going to tread on some toes here, and there is not much I can say about the series that hasn’t already been said, but it seems t...

She was pointing her finger at me and laughing at my socks.   Somehow she had noticed that I was wearing the same pair two days in a row and...

I interviewed a Catholic monsignor for an assignment once.   He was elderly, very pastoral, and won me over right away with thoughtful respo...

No one ever reads the Little House books and says, "I'd like to be Mary Ingalls." Aside from the fact that she went blind and ...

When I was a kid, I thought the Bunkers were my grandparents. Literally. During my early childhood, on my parents’ TV each week, they appear...

I posted a picture this week so my friends and family could see the way my younger daughter’s advancing age has ravaged her teeth. I’m not s...

I hate whiners. The incessant chorus of complaining drives me nuts on so many levels. First of all, what’s the point in complaining? Don’t w...

What would possess a man who claims to follow Jesus Christ to incite anger and promote hatred, despite the opposition of fellow clergy, and ...

Obituary: H. Edward Reeves - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott I'm writing this ahead of time, because Friday morning, whe...