LAUGHTER

When was the last time you laughed? Really laughed from deep down in your core. Science tells us that laughter is a potent endorphin releaser. It acts with our homegrown receptors, much like an opioid would work. Ooh! Let’s not go there but return to laughter. Quite a...

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES How many of you remember the movie with the above title? I have to write about getting on a plane in a few days to head to the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Annual Conference. I’m excited! However, I don’t recommend reading...

YOUR HAT

Do you wear a hat? There are so many reasons to wear them. Hats have been around for a long time. Wikipedia tells us that there are records that date back to the Bronze Age, but hats were probably worn long before that. There are a number of reasons to wear a hat,...

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

When I was a youngster and heard the term “dog days of summer” I thought of hot summer days and dogs lazing around because of the heat. How many of you thought that? After some research, I thought I’d share with you that the term came from a reference to Sirius, the...

Was the West Really Wild?

How many of you remember the couple in this picture? Some of you may not know them but growing up they were televised as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Sadly, a museum dedicated to Roy in Branson, Missouri, was closed years ago because of lack of interest and the fact...