August 2025

I owe plenty to my mother. She is the one who determinedly made sure her little boy went to church on Sunday. Of course, I didn’t thank her at the time. Instead, I went to the car kicking and screaming. Still, she refused to allow me to stay home and watch paint dry.

April is one of the best photographers in the world. She would debate that and ask me to tone it down. Therefore, and undoubtedly, she is the best photographer in our house. She can’t refute that.

Years ago, my sixth graders were required to write book reports. I stood over the desk of one young man. He wrote down what he thought was a sentence. I said, “That’s not a sentence.” He said, “Why not?” I answered, “It doesn’t have a complete thought.” He replied, “Yes, it does. That’s all the thought I have about it.” Point taken.