Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, A Country Girl Tale Whether we’re city folks or a country girl like me, we never know when we’re about to face a frightening moment of decision. My Winchester country girl friend and I blithely drove down an Idaho countryside highway one winter’s day. Speed about sixty miles per hour. […]
See How They Run Look up! Look up to the left. There’s Noah … he ran a rough race. He faced a crowd of ridicule. He ran his race almost alone. Are you running alone? Look up to brother Noah. I can hear him say, “Stick with it. Don’t give up. It’s worth it.” Look to […]
TOP TEN REASONS STEPHEN BLY’S THANKFUL FOR USA Our son, Aaron, studied government, history, and political science in college. He followed a long line of Blys with political opinions on every issue. Each one could state top ten reasons about any topic. The summer I turned twenty, a year from being allowed to vote, I […]
Puddin’ Feet by Stephen Bly Limpy Thomas was a friend of mine. I learned some old West wisdom from him. He had a horse for every purpose. There was a horse for cutting and one for roping. Another for bull dogging and one for barrel racing. Then he had horses for trail riding or racing. […]
Cancer: A Word that Strikes Terror by Ovarian Cancer Survivor Joanie Shawhan Are there certain words that trigger pressure in your chest or tightness in your throat? For me, that word is cancer. I am an ovarian cancer survivor. My Ovarian Cancer Survivor Story During the summer of 2006, Every time I had another bout of nausea, I […]
7 Tips for Handling Anxiety by guest blogger Dr. Michelle Bengtson Worry, fear, and handling anxiety are epidemic problems. Anxiety disorders are the most common class of mental health disorders.[i] Starting in Genesis, Adam and Eve developed an unhealthy fear of God, prompting them to hide in the garden after realizing their nakedness. God commands us […]
Fall Kickoff Article by Guest Author Gail Goolsby Goodbye to lazy days of summer and vacation leisure. Hello to set schedules for kids and adults. Time for school and daily routines. Fall kickoff is here. Freshly sharpen pencils. New clothes and un-scuff the shoes. Sports teams with unblemished records. Blank report cards ready to register […]
Most Everything I Know I Learned From Rodeo Rules by western author Stephen Bly Robert Jack lived right down the road. He called me Butch and I called him Junior. We discovered we agreed on almost everything … Dwight David Eisenhower and the New York Yankees, Dodge pickup trucks and quetta nectarines, Coca Cola and […]
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