With Veterans Day just over a week behind us and Thanksgiving Day less than a week away, I thought I would share with you a story that has relevance to both. This tale was penned by Diane Dean White, a freelance writer and author who has shared her stories with […]

Despite the fog of football and festivities that surround us, it is important that we all reflect with gratitude and awe this coming Monday on those men and women who have donned our nation’s military uniforms. The majority may not have paid the ultimate price for their service, but all […]

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. For most of us it will be a day robust with family, friends, food, football…and more food. Thanksgiving is a holiday of overflowing enjoyment and celebration. Alas, lost in our celebration, save possibly when those gathered collectively bow heads in prayer momentarily before […]

Once upon a time, long ago of course, for that is when most good tales take place, there lived a man named Mr. Straw. He had no home; he had no wife; he had no children; he had nothing but the shirt on his back. Mr. Straw had nothing, including […]