Monthly Archives: November 2006
Christmas on the Farm
From 1930 through 1936 I lived on my grandfather’s farm between Red Cloud and Cowles, Nebraska, on Elm Creek. My mother and I had retreated to the farm from Houston, Texas, after the stock market crash in 1929. During that … Continue reading
The New Bedspread
A few weeks ago, Pat and I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to buy a new bedspread. We needed one for sure. The old one was literally threadbare in two places. We had bought it when we moved to Texas … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in Nebraska
From 1930 through 1936, which for me was ages 4 through 10, my mother and I lived on my Grandfather and Grandmother Boner’s farm near Red Cloud, Nebraska. Whether we ate chicken or turkey for Thanksgiving dinner depended on whether … Continue reading
Given by the Angels
My wife Pat and I have been birders for approximately three decades, and in these years we have discovered a shared, God-given, ability to spot birds different from any ever before recorded. Let me illustrate. Out in the open, we … Continue reading
Justice in Gravity
I hope it’s not depravity To think of God as gravity. Whose will must be obeyed. Whom no one can evade. Wood floats, but iron must sink– This is unfair to iron, I think. Not right for us to care– It’s neither … Continue reading