by Rick | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog
Thunder rumbled in the summer sky Like a hundred furious drums, crashing The earth trembled beneath my feet As lightning, like swords, went slashing. The wind in the distance roared Like witches in the air did shriek As giant sycamores began to bow Along the banks of...
by Rick | Jul 21, 2023 | Blog
That Time Our Small Town Built a Poor Couple a Brand-New Home They Wouldn’t Move Into I have lived in the same small town for almost 40 years. Our population count is 421, including cats, dogs and my chickens: Rick’s Chicks. I began to pastor the Potwin...
by Rick | Apr 2, 2023 | Blog
A Tribute to My Dad on His 100th Birthday My dad would have turned 100 years old today were he still on this earth, but he left us 37 years ago at the age of 63 – the same age I am as I write this. He...
by Rick | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog, Travel
Into the Unknown: The Lewis and Clark Museum in St. Charles, Missouri If Lewis and Clark had a theme song, it would have been, “Into the Unknown,” from the movie frozen. Or are you someone out thereWho’s a little bit like me?Who knows deep downI’m not...
by Rick | Mar 18, 2023 | Blog, Travel, Woodworking
“If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” – Abraham Lincoln You need your imagination to read this post! I discovered why I like touring old buildings like the Bud Ogle’s log cabin in the Great Smoky Mountain...
