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For some folks, life is just a big game. Consider a Minnesota man who was arrested for a felony warrant. He actually presented the deputy a “Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free” card from a Monopoly game. He quickly discovered the card doesn't work in real life. He went straight to jail and did NOT "Pass Go."
Read MoreI laughed when I saw the house. Siding was falling off, insulation was non-existent, and the name “Melissa” was painted across the front of the abode. Our first home. I wanted to run away, but Linda saw potential, and it was all we could afford— $14,400. A real deal, even as a 1977 bank repo in North Idaho. Our first winter we nearly froze. On one occasion, our toilet iced over.
Read MoreWhen my granddaughter Kylie was two, she handed me thed drawing above. "What is it?" I inquired. Rolling her eyes, she replied, "A kitty." I immediately shot back, "That doesn't look like a kitty! If you can't do better than that, don't even try!" Of course, that's NOT what I said!
Read MoreThe first rays of dawn were peeking over the hills surrounding the city. Like reluctant children on the first day of school, four women trudged toward the tomb of Jesus. They held aloes and myrrh to anoint his burial wrappings.
Read MoreSeizing the moment, Inky squeezed through the opening and slithered across the floor. He discovered a drain which emptied into the ocean, maneuvered through it, and returned to the open seas. The next morning, technicians discovered the slightly open tank, along with a trail of octopus slime ending at the drain. Inky was free.
Read MoreMy friend Marilyn awoke one morning to learn that she’d been officially dead for several weeks. Her ordeal began when she attempted to renew a prescription. A clerk informed her, “I’m sorry, but you’re listed as deceased.” Evidently, another woman in the county with Marilyn’s name had died.
Read MoreWe faced each other through Plexiglas. Brian was serving time for drug charges. His bare arms sported occult-related tattoos. He rattled off a litany of his offenses against God—white supremacy, drugs, gang violence, sorcery and sexual sins. Looking down he asked, “Do you think I can change my life?”
Read MoreWhen my granddaughter, Olive, was six, she was heating soup on our stove. She leaned a bit too close and poof! Her dress erupted into flames. I quickly patted out the fire with my hands. Thankfully, Olive was uninjured, but a few seconds longer and her hair could have caught fire.
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