Yesterday's tomorrow is a grand day. I do not know what today's tomorrow will bring because life has a way of surprising us. As for today's yesterday, that is gone and we cannot undo it. It is so important to learn to live in the now. The Psalmist...
While blowing leaves this afternoon I thought of my postman. This is a never-ending task. Tomorrow there will be more leaves in the yard and my postman will have another bag of mail to deliver. Actually he will have two because today was a holiday. In a way...
As I rounded an aisle in the supermarket I came face to face with an entire family. Upon seeing me Mom broke into a huge smile and called me by name. She turned to her family and said, "This is Professor Bothwell." Her husband stuck out his hand...
If there had been cars two thousand years ago I wonder what kind of car Jesus would have driven. Would He have driven an economy hybrid to save His environment? Probably He would have driven a thirteen-seat van so He could have taken His disciples with Him. But...
You are driving down a highway when suddenly you are engulfed in a torrential downpour. Gallons of water are striking your windshield and disappearing into that grated area below your windshield wipers. Have you ever wondered where all that water goes? It is supposed to go into a...
I stopped on a country lane this weekend to witness an unusual act of kindness and intelligence. A car had stopped in the lane coming toward me and the driver was out of his car and had picked up a beautifully marked snake that had been crossing the...
This evening I suddenly came to my senses as I realized I was in the midst of doing something really stupid. I called a local pizza parlor to order a medium cheese pizza. The female voice on the other end of the line said, "I'm...
When I sit down to write, my dog heads for the kitchen wastebasket and soon returns with the largest envelope or some other paper product she can find. Snuggling up to my feet she then proceeds to turn it into a pile of confetti. Night after night this...
At 3:30 A.M. my dog decided she needed to go outside. Nice. When this happens she rarely goes out and comes back quickly but takes the opportunity to absorb every night smell possible. So I sit and wait. This time my mind remembered Dagwood Bumstead. I remembered when...
Have you ever aced a test? When you got it back with a big 100 written at the top of the first page, it felt so good. When I was little I used to think that meant I knew it all and didn't need to learn anything...