The High Cost Of Dentistry

An October 2007 article in The New York Times said there are more than 100 million American who lack dental insurance.Surprising news?…Not by a long shot. Take my family as an example. We are self employed…We pay an astronomical amount of money for health...

The Sounds Of Modern Technology

Getting comfortable in the new townhome includes becoming familiar with the noises of my new habitat.Nature’s musical symphony has disappeared being replaced with the sounds of modern technology.We’ve never had an ice maker…The first time I heard the...

An Extra Dose Of Love

The other night I went grocery shopping and met a little girl with golden curls…riding in the front seat of a grocery cart being pushed by two young women. She was making up little verses and laughing as she captured the attention of all the other shoppers.I...

Good Times To Come

For the past few days we’ve had a taste of spring-like weather and it has lifted people’s spirits better than a mountain preacher at a revival. I’m sure it’s psychological…How can you be upset about anything when the weather is so picture...

The Newbie Teacher

Today, while unloading yet another box from the old homestead, I came across a diary I had kept the first year I taught language arts in a elementary school. The year was 1972…I was 21 years old. With my red hair and freckles, I knew it was going to be tough to...