A Word About Dinner Buckets My dad was a carpenter, by trade. He was proud of his union, I think proud of his blue-collar work ethic, and certainly proud of his family. My mom worked outside our home, but you might say she worked inside our home, too. She kept things humming, whether…
A Word About Drips My head wanders off into the craziest places, sometimes. The other day, as I was watering some of my wife’s houseplants outside, I noticed that the hose bib connected to the faucet was dripping when I turned on the water. As I stood there watering flowers holding a hose with a…
A Word About Seriously I lead a blessed life, really. Like everybody else, I suppose, there are some challenges in what I have to face every day. But as I contemplate my life and where I am, I consider myself to be amazingly blessed. As I reflect on the nature of life, and God’s…
A Word About Silence Some of my earliest recollections as a boy who had to go to school revolve around the routine and practice of being quiet. During recess, of course, running around playing tag or football was such great fun. I had so many great friends, and being part of a group of…
A Word About Practice I was exposed to an important truth about life at a very early age, I think: In order to master something, in order to get really good at almost anything, you have to practice. The only way I ever learned to walk, to stand up and move from one place to…
A Word About Storing His name was Hermon Miller, and he owned the grocery store on the street where I grew up. When it was hot and muggy on many summer afternoons, my mom would ask me to “go down to Millers Store and get some pork chops for supper,” or perhaps, “go down…
A Word About Patriotism My dad’s not around, now. He’s spending the rest of eternity in heaven with Jesus. He died a few years ago, but invariably around the week of the 4th of July, I think about him, and what a true patriot he was. He grew up in the hills of the…
A Word About Interesting I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone say it, it the last week or two. But I know it’s a lot. Over the course of the past several days, I’ve noticed the speech patterns in people who love to use the word ‘Interesting.’ They’ll say things like, “It’s…
Ken Jones · Classic State Of Mind – Graduation A Word About Graduations Well, it happened this last weekend. I’ve been getting regular emails and watching Facebook postings for several weeks, now. But this last weekend, it finally happened. My graduating high school class from Granite City, Illinois got together for a 60th class reunion….
A Word About Guessing When I use the word ‘guess,’ … I’ve noticed that I’m rarely guessing. How about you? A guess is an estimate or a supposition about some fact that I don’t have exact information about. I mean, if you ask me how far it is to the next town, as we’re driving…