Backstory It will just take a moment to respond. Surely that is the thinking behind those who still text while driving. Yet if we remember back to our teenage driving lessons, how much time does it take to be distracted enough to create an accident? Ten seconds? Less? Certainly the time it takes to text […]
Spring
Backstory All through March, we were on standby for traces of that precious season-turn. Winter’s sad statistics wore us out. So many were deprived of the wonder unfolding now. In their honor, let’s cherish this Spring as never before. Spring What a gift spring is. Mother Nature at her most generous. We drove up to […]
Children Listen
Backstory – Children Listen I over-heard a scolding being given to a couple of early school students. I could see their eyes glazing over as they heard what I could tell were the same messages that had been delivered often before. It was going right over their heads. I wondered what the scolder expected to […]
Start the Year Right
Backstory: 2020 – A year when we got broadsided faster then we could get upright from the last calamite. A time when the truth of every spoken word was questioned and no written word seemed to pass muster either. How do we set a stage for entering the complexities already obvious for the new year? […]
The Gift of Your Time
Backstory A feature story in May was about the best possible Mother’s Day gift. We had an enthusiastic response from readers and listeners. The theory applies to Christmas gifts as well. So here’s our tip. Click to listen or follow below to read. The Gift of Your Time – #515 Christmas is such a magical […]
A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime
(Updated) Backstory This story has been a favorite with listeners since it first appeared in 2009. We repost it, once a year. It seems to resonate with people’s personal experiences. Prepare to bring back memories. Click to listen or follow below to read. A Reason, a Season, a Lifetime #456 People come into your life […]