JAMIE DENTY

“What’s a five-letter word for chronicle?” The first caller asked. “If the party of the first part is married to the party of the second...

...and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as a rose. Isaiah 35:1. A single white rose with the tips of each petal tinged in soft pink...

“The rocking motion is very soothing, going back to the cradle or even just a mother’s arms. We all know that,” the administrator of a...

Although we’ve lived in the boondocks for 20 years, we’ve just discovered some of our neighbors’ roosting places. During the day, we...

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare speaks of roses and surnames. Carolina Jessamine But, I’ve just learned that the vine blooming with...

Over two decades ago, our daughter gave her dad a cookbook, The Complete Book of American Fish and Shellfish Cookery. It came with the...

Wood storks in flight In his book Authentic Happiness, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman tells of a would-be Buddhist monk. After three years of...

An old lace collar tatted in an intricate design surrounds a sepia tone photograph of a young couple from another era. The collage of...

Cracker Barrel Old Fashioned Store and Restaurant uses the slogan,“Getting There is Half the Fun.” For us, getting there is the fun....

The Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, Georgia, serves fried green tomatoes and more. For a long time, I’ve wanted to eat at the Whistle Stop...

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not...

The day was dank and dreary. A persistent drizzle chilled a body. The boy, angry at having chores to do, lifted the axe and with one...

A number of years ago, motivational speaker Roger Crawford addressed the Wayne County teachers at the opening session of the school year....

She was late. “I shouldn’t have taken time to load the dishes in the washer,” she thought. “But how I hate to come home to a messy...

Look closely to see the abundance of a mystery fruit still on the tree. Citrus is an ancient fruit. Seven million years ancient,...

Jesse and I shared a chair; our daughter captures him in crossstitch. Jesse, our 12-year-old Lassie dog, died on my dad’s birthday. I am...

Consider one of these. The Paradoxical Commandments by Kent M. Keith 1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them...

Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray...

And it came to pass in those days...Luke 2:1 KJV A widespread haze from three bonfires creates a mirage for the guests gathered for the...

On a summerlike day in November, I walked through a commercial garden where employees had just unloaded newly arrived Christmas trees....