Sweetwater Days 01
Sweetwater Days 01 Here I sit, my whole body is so sore it hurts when I walk. When I sit down my back hurts. When I get up from the chair, my knees cry out…
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace Last week I gave the controls of A Different Drummer to my son, Bobby. This week, I’ll follow-up by surrendering the reigns to another son, Travis. Bobby’s twin brother wrote the following in…
When Passions Get the Better of Us
When Passions Get the Better of Us Sometimes, in the gloom of darkness we see a little ray of light. We move toward it, trying to find the source, until we finally realize that it…
Fart Flowers Friend Franklin?
Fart Flowers Friend Franklin? As most of you know, I work for the Missouri Division of Youth Services, with boys who are in our facility for one reason or another. At the time of this…
Sweetwater Dreams
Sweetwater Dreams I have written about Annie’s and my search for just the right property for our cabin, and I’ve told you how we searched and how we looked at several places until we found…
We Found THE Place
We Found THE Place I admit it; I’ve been in a funk. Since circumstances beyond my control forced the sale of most of the farm Mom, Dad, and I bought 45 years ago – the…
In the Desert
In the Desert While I was going through some of Mom’s stuff, I ran across some of my own writings that I thought might have been lost with the crashing of a computer hard drive. …
Tale of a Troubled Youth
Tale of a Troubled Youth Most of you know that my full-time job is working with boys who have been in trouble with the law. They are sometimes termed “troubled youth.” Often born into poverty,…
Of Madstones and Bezours
Of Madstones and Bezours In The Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter’s friend, Ron Weasley, accidentally drank some poisoned oak-matured mead, and collapsed. Remembering an incident from one of his classes, Harry obtained a bezoar stone, and shoved…
Talkin’ ‘bout the Bear
Talkin’ ‘bout the Bear My readers have heard me brag about my sons’ exploits many times. I’ve told you how one of them called me from atop a Colorado mountain one week, then from an…