I've heard my mom tell this about me, and I recall just enough about it to know it's true. As a child I had this thing about bad weather. Not so much literal rain or a thunderstorm actually happening around us, but bad weather being broadcasted on the local news channel. For me, I can … Continue reading More Than the Forecast
I can still picture the commercial. Every December it would come on television, the Time-Life Treasury of Christmas, a two-CD set promising the best of the best of the season's favorites. This was long before anything could be streamed or downloaded; if you wanted the music, you waited for the mail truck. I wanted that … Continue reading Already, Not Yet
Have you ever used, or heard someone say, the phrases, "Just take my word for it," or "Cross my heart"? We use expressions like these when we want someone to believe us, to believe our words. Whether the words that follow are actually true or not, the intention is the same: to convince another person … Continue reading Take My Word for It
Many of you know I was adopted at birth into a wonderful family. Dad (Robert) and Mom (Jane) didn't hesitate in bringing into their lives my two older sisters (Ladona and Melinda) and myself, all three of us from different families. We always knew we had been adopted. It was never strange or awkward, it … Continue reading Brothers, Roads and Grace
Luke Gambill 