Our 18-year-old cat Speckles was put to sleep recently. The time seemed appropriate, because Speckles was deaf and crippled and was experiencing weight loss and neck weakness. Now, she is somewhere over the rainbow. I miss her. However, I do not miss the kitty litter messes, middle of the night meowing, and vet bills. Last week, I…
At the beloved Frog Fountain, my alumni friends and I decided to pray for the Texas Christian University community, particularly the TCU Class of 2020. This fountain has bubbled vigorously at the heart of campus since 1969–most of the time. One midnight long ago a prankster dumped Tide into the water. We recalled frothy soap…
For a long time I wondered about my inability to get numerous tasks accomplished on the first try. Of course, most people occasionally experience Murphy’s Law–“if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong.” But statistically, I am a champion of start-overs and second attempts. In fact, it takes me longer to get out of…