Little Pasture on the Prairie

Earlier this year, I wrote that instead of a cake, candles, party, or presents, I told my husband all I wanted for my birthday was a camper.

Stray Thoughts: Pray for rain

At the start of summer, we pray for rain because we need it.

You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything

“A little dab’ll do ya!” The cartoon guy’s hair magically morphed from shaggy to shiny. The announcer claimed that when you use it, the girls will love to run their fingers through your hair.

Home Country: Squash bug stomping

Dud was heading home in his pickup truck when he saw the strange goings-on at the Bahdziewicz place. Abraham Lincoln Bahdziewicz was out in the family’s large garden with a full complement of kids who were happily hopping around.

Bygones

The older we get, the more we tend to look back.You can see this often in aging veterans, remembering best those past times when they felt the most needed in their greatest times of excitement and danger.“Grandpa is back remembering the war again.”You can observe this in those who believe they once...

Have you pre-habilitated today?

On a recent morning, the first story I heard on the radio was about Pre-habilitation prior to surgery.

Stray Thoughts: So that you understand

There is something so humbling… so beyond anything you’ve experienced to be in the room with her when she brings your child into the world.Your infinitesimal contribution pales in comparison to what she takes on for you.She places herself directly in the path of personal destruction, risking her...

The gadget that altered the world from the living room

“No good will come of this device.” British journalist C. P. Scott is believed to have made the prediction about the initial invention of the television.

Little Pasture on the Prairie

Today, as I threw open the curtains, I told the kids, “It’s May! Spring has sprung!” Sun streamed in through the window, and as I gazed across the prairie, I saw that it was true: a brilliant green mist gleamed amidst the bent stems of last year’s grasses.

Home Country: Car trouble

It was like buzzards circling the body.The Jones kid, Randy, was out in the Mule Barn coffee shop parking lot with the hood up on his car. He was staring down into it the way a first-time parachutist would look out the airplane door.