In any multi-generational business that survives over the decades there is an inevitable struggle between the old guard who built the business and the new guard who must continue the legacy. The trans...

This week, families will come together from near and far to eat turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and plenty of pie. While we are surrounded by loved ones at the Thanksgiving dinner table, there are ...

Over the weekend, I had the chance to watch the new movie, “Instant Family,” a comedy/drama about a couple adopting three foster children into their lives. I recommend that our readers watch this movi...

A Matter of Faith “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”— Ecclesiastes 3:1(NIV). Just as the seasons change from spring to summer and from fall to winter, ...

The Living Faith “The Lord may bless us all the days of our life!” This is what we wish and pray whenever we stand in the sanctuary of the Divine. And the entire Psalm 128 enlists all the promised ble...

My only real dance with a snake happened at our modest farm when I was around twelve. Our horse, Bill, featured in the opening act. Aside from the dance affair, I had already met up with a few serpent...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) and other sponsoring organizations to launch OK Foster Wishes: an annual gift drive ...

November 18th through 24th is National Game and Puzzle Week! Elizabeth George Speare (11-21-1908 to 11-15-1994) American writer of children’s books mainly historical novels. We have (JF) The Sign of t...

So Mom asked me over the weekend if this week’s column was going to be about Thanksgiving. To be honest, I hadn’t even thought about it. I did two columns last year on Thanksgiving. I was going to use...

Thanksgiving Day is a time for family and friends to give thanks for their many blessings. On this holiday, a turkey dinner is usually prepared with all the trimmings, family members set around and ta...

DEAR ABBY: The 14-year-old son of a friend of mine is having self-esteem issues and apparently is going through a very rough patch. Our family likes to participate in charity races. My boy, 13, is a t...

Hands down, Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. The November holiday allows us to be with our family without the stress of gift-giving or weeks of preparation trimming the tree and decking the h...

Veterans Day is a wonderful and necessary holiday and a great time to give thanks to those that serve our nation. However, as we move on from this day, it is important to keep the needs of our veteran...

As disciples of Jesus, we have been called to take part in God’s one and only work of universal salvation of the entire humanity. Among his people God is so concerned with the ‘little ones’. When some...

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. ...

This week, I am going to discuss lunch. The great thing about the oats for breakfast is that it keeps me going until I eat lunch about 12:30. Lunch throughout the week for me is usually leftovers from...

One day a year is dedicated in honor of our precious veterans who have served in our nation’s military. Observed annually on Nov. 11, the day is celebrated in other countries to mark the anniversary o...

Dear Abby   DEAR ABBY: I read that there is a suicide somewhere in the world every 40 seconds. Numbers rise at holiday time. Feeling like a child whose nose is pressed against a window, seeing others ...

  Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 each year. It was originally called Armistice Day and established by Congress in 1926 to “perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding betwee...

Counting for something. The phrase speaks to a certain drive inside us – regardless our limp. Everyone carries a limp. Mine are external and internal. We want to count for something. It runs in the bl...