The days are getting longer. The heat is wracking up the thermometer. My kids are officially done with school. In short, there's no more denying it. Summer is here. In fact, this will be my last post before I take my annual summer hiatus from this blog, seeking to spend more time with my family. … Continue reading A Gift, Not A Burden
Month: May 2025
“Well, We Got Them.”
By the spring of 1934, public adoration for the "Lethal Lovers," Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, was waning. Long seen as heroes of romanticism and social justice, the trial of bodies littering their wake was getting harder and harder to ignore. An Easter Sunday shoot-out that resulted in the cold-blooded murder of two highway patrolmen … Continue reading “Well, We Got Them.”
Just Like Me
We're a month past the Easter season, and yet my mind is still on the Resurrection. As it should be, of course. It is the reason for the hope any believer has, the rallying cry upon which our victory is assured. And yet, while I do bask in this glorious truth, the appearance of our … Continue reading Just Like Me
Blood in the Tower of London
Thomas Blood was an Irishman, born in County Clare in the Kingdom of Ireland (at the time a client state under English rule) in 1618. He was the son of a successful blacksmith of English descent, who owned lands in Counties Clare, Meath, and Wicklow. His grandfather, too, was a well-respected "to-do" in the area, … Continue reading Blood in the Tower of London
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