by Stan | Aug 29, 2020 | Community, Family Mission, Family vision
“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” Proverbs 11:25 Here is something most don’t know about me–I grow bougainvilleas in our back yard. Oklahoma is far from Hawaii where Cheryl and I marvel at...
by Cheryl | Jun 12, 2017 | Community, Ministries, Serving
Ya’ know that old trees just grow stronger / And old rivers grow wilder ev’ry day / Old people just grow lonesome / Waiting for someone to say, “Hello in there, hello.” John Prine, singer-songwriter. “Hello in There” (1971) Several...
by Cheryl | Jan 26, 2017 | Community, Culture, Teens
We are all aware of how important civility and common courtesy are when standing in airport lines or shopping on Black Friday. We have rules of engagement in sports, norms for business meetings, golf course courtesy, phone courtesy, and driving courtesy. Most...
by Stan | Jun 11, 2016 | Community, Godly life
I have always been a “change my own oil” guy. But, one day my wife told me that I did not need to crawl around on the garage floor under my truck. She said I didn’t even need to keep a big bucket of used oil and slosh it around in my garage. She told me that there...