Open Letter to My Ten Grandchildren

Open Letter to My Ten Grandchildren

You are bringing such unbelievable joy to my heart as I observe your lives springing so rapidly from childhood to adulthood. A couple of you (and you know who you are) are landing already, while two or three of you have just begun to spring from childhood. The rest of...
My Country ’tis of Thee

My Country ’tis of Thee

Being the Music Director at my church, Grace Baptist Church of Pelzer, South Carolina, I have the responsibility of selecting most of the congregational hymns to be used in our church services each week. That, I might add, is an awesome responsibility requiring...
When Things Go Awry

When Things Go Awry

“NOW WHAT?” Ever had to ask that big question? Of course, we all have at one time or another. Why, “The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry.” ..Robert Burns, 1786. The whole reason we have a plan is so we know what to do. So what...