Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I am sitting here watching Alabama football on a Saturday night, and thinking about America.Not politics, not polls, not the endless arguments that have become the background noise of our lives. I am thinking about the thousands of people sitting in that stadium, the band playing, the students standing shoulder to shoulder, families wearing their colors, … Continue reading Saturday Night in America
One of my favorite stories about my dear friend John, who lives in Charlotte, involves pillows. After years of taking all the decorative pillows off the bed every night and putting them all back on every morning, John finally came up with a solution. If Tucker died first, John said, he would take all the … Continue reading Stepheny Would Want You to Have This Book
It is September, and an old song surfaces. I grew up knowing September Song from the back seat of my parents’ car. They would sing it, and somewhere along the way my mother told me it was a love song. I accepted that explanation and the song has gone before me all these years without asking much … Continue reading What Will Rocky Mount Do With Its September Days?
I am having a happy memory day when I was head of the Flower Guild at Holy Family in Chapel Hill. There were teams who took turns arranging, watering, looking after the altar flowers. It is a wonderful ministry. This header photo is one of my Christmas Sundays. Once I dragged a concrete statue from … Continue reading Sharing A Happy Memory With You Just Because
