It was Christmas morning and the house was quiet. Dallas had vacated my room by this time. I laid in bed and enjoyed the peace and quiet while thoughts of the night before ran through my head. I could not believe that we really had opened all of our gifts last night. But I had... Continue Reading →

We enjoyed each other’s company as we ate our turkey dinner. Once everything from dinner was cleared away, we were going to open presents before we had dessert. We were all so full from supper already that we needed a break in between. Every one of us kids liked that idea because we were all... Continue Reading →

Grandma Lois and I jumped into her red truck and headed out to pick up my precocious cousin Dallas and to run out to the farm to pick up the rests of the gifts. There was an excitement in the air this Christmas. I could not explain it but I could feel it. The one... Continue Reading →