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Last June, we visited my first alma mater on the 50th anniversary of me starting there at age 17. Great grades seemed to be my best chance for a good job after graduation. Maybe those grades became too important since … Continue reading →

Our most enjoyable Christmas we are celebrating in October. I know what you’re thinking. Well, maybe I don’t, but let me take a guess. 1) Don’t you think we rush the season enough already?  2) Have you two lost your … Continue reading →

I don’t like to fail. I want everything I do to be a resounding success. If I’m in God’s will, all I do will be successful, right? Not necessarily. Perhaps the best known of all underdog stories is when the … Continue reading →

“I’m going to prison,” the father of three told us. The businessman had committed a white-collar crime, something about taxes that only an accountant might understand. His wife stood beside him. “I . . . am . . . so … Continue reading →

There my story appeared in a beautiful two-page layout. Nostalgia had led me to record a lesson-learned fishing as a teenager. Then Kit secretly submitted the story to some magazines. Arkansas Wildlife published the article with pictures of my fish. … Continue reading →

Kit, and I once attended a seminar led by two men and one woman. The men both spoke impressively. The woman didn’t. She did nearly everything speakers are taught to avoid. She rambled, lost her place in her own notes, … Continue reading →

The following story was first published in Today’s Christian Living Magazine – May 2016 By Drew Coons Competitive tennis was a big part of my life for 20 years. Since I was playing a lot, my wife, Kit, took up … Continue reading →

Have you ever come home from a long day at work? You’re weary; a light mist is falling, and your stomach reminds you that you didn’t take time for lunch. You walk to the door of your home, insert the … Continue reading →

The following story by Drew was first published in Arkansas Wildlife magazine in January, 2014. My sixteenth summer was all about fish. That is, catching fish. While other boys spent their teenage summers earning money or playing baseball, I was chasing … Continue reading →

The following story by Drew was first published in Hobby Farms magazine in July 2015. My parents were quietly reading in their favorite chairs when I, their nine-year-old son, approached with a question. “May I start a vegetable garden in the … Continue reading →