by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
We are made for kindness By Joe Rector Amy and I made plans for travel to a special destination for our 50th anniversary. Those plans melted in tears with the unexpected passing of our son Dallas in September. Since that time, we’ve become the owner of a second...
by design | Dec 30, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
It’s Resolution Time By Joe Rector Thousands of folks, perhaps even millions of them, will begin the year 2025 with pledges to change things in their lives. We have a way of trying to start each year with resolutions to better ourselves. Some people feel the stress of...
by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Maybe next year By Joe Rector Christmas is barreling at us like a run-away eighteen- wheeler. I’m not sure how, but my shopping is completed. Of course, I only have to buy for Amy. She’s the one who runs herself ragged and fights the crowded stores as she searches for...
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
The Greatest Creation By Joe Rector The human brain fascinates me. It is, by far, the best computer ever made. Some technological folks might cite at least a half dozen reasons that prove my statement incorrect. Changing their minds is impossible, so I’ll leave them...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
I am not worthy By Joe Rector On December 20, my mother would have celebrated her birthday. She’d have been 104 this year. Another event also falls on this date. On December 20, Amy and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. I remember when we were first married I...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Take a hike By Joe Rector I am a child of the television era. I remember the old days when we had a box television that was the approximate weight of a refrigerator. With a special antenna, viewers could receive three channels; Daddy refused to make such an...
