He Maketh No Mistake by A. M. Overton My Father’s way may twist and turn, My heart may throb and ache, But in my soul, I’m glad I know, He maketh no mistake. My cherished plans may go astray, My hopes may fade away, But still I’ll trust my Lord to lead For He doth […]
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for visiting my site. This is something that I feel is long past due. I sincerely hope that you gain something from your time reading my words. I enjoy writing these essays and it helps to know that I have an audience out there. I am […]
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Prerequisite: Before reading farther, you will appreciate this work more if you first go to the following link and listen to a song. Listen only once don’t jump the gun and Google the lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EqzTiDc-1k&list=RDMM3EqzTiDc-1k&start_radio=1 *** understand that in the 1960s, almost always, a “live” TV performance was lip-synced to the actual recording that […]
During pensive moments, often, the overwhelming urge arises to try to glance at the scoreboard. An ineffectual act to be sure, yet I think it is part of the DNA that makes up my DNA. From one day to the next, I wonder about the score, and more importantly, consider the clock, knowing fully that […]
“Tis the season,” that’s what they say! The time of the year to be Jolly, I believe is how it goes. The time to look back and reflect. Time to evaluate, to be thankful, and time to remember all of the good things that came our way over the last three hundred and some odd […]
I was driving home tonight alone in the dark. Void of the lights of town, a bright and mostly full moon shown above, and absolutely NOTHING was to be found on the radio. This is nothing new. To me, radio as a music delivery system is less than a generation now from being a thing […]
In light of the holiday, I guess it would be a great opportunity for me to write a little something about Thanksgiving. To the believer, I’d say that this year, especially, we need to take time to really, really, give thanks to The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY for his many blessings. Not the cursory thanks given […]
In an effort to be fill in gaps between my “hybrid” posts; stories that don’t meet the definition of blog posts, but don’t meet the definition of short stories either, I think I will begin to try to do some true blog posts for the next little while. Just as an experiment. I had some […]
In a recent rendering from yours truly, I referenced an idea or theory in which I believe that we are a population of the blind. I expressed that as “modern-day” humans, we tend to get so absorbed in the pace of existence that sight becomes dimmed or even lost. I acknowledge that I am not […]