Just Dad!

Father’s day is just around the corner, and unlike Mother’s Day, they don’t get all the flair and fancy we bestow upon our moms.  Maybe, because they are the less complex of the two, and it takes so little to please them.   In my mind,…

Raising a Child in 2015

Raising a Child in 2015

May 8, 2015 –  – Raising a Child in 2015- by Rosalie Harpole.  This sermon will be given on Mother’s Day, May 10, at the New Life Fellowship church in Terre Haute, Indiana.   Scripture:  Proverbs:  14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the…

Yo Mama

Mother’s Day could be one of the most celebrated of holidays of the year.   It is the perfect setting with the spring flowers in bloom, beautiful weather for taking plenty of pictures, and of course brunches, banquets, and bouquets for mom. It is the one…

Some Enchanted Evening

This past Valentine’s Day just might be the most memorable ever in my mind.  It all started last year in the month of May, when I was out in my garden pulling out all the unwanted weeds from the previous summer.  After about 3 hours…

A Birthday Super Bowl

A Birthday Super Bowl

Every January, my daughter reminds me that she was born on a Sunday, January 23rd.  Even though many years have passed, I can still remember how hopeful I was that she would be a girl, seeing that I already had two little boys jumping around…

My Fondest New Year’s Eve

  From every culture, tradition, or even made-up- fun right on the spot, people in every country in their own way celebrate the revelation of time marching on to a new year.   Whether you spend New Year’s Eve in the Big Apple on 5th Avenue…

Cheesecake Heaven

Cheesecake Heaven

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it could be the one holiday where just sitting down at the family table guarantees a 5-pound weight gain.  This could happen merely by just taking a spoonful of everything.  If your family is anything like mine, then…

October Surprise

October Surprise

As I wrote earlier, October is the month of surprises.   From who’s in the World Series playoff’s to what new thing our politicians may spring on us.  But in between, there’s a change in the weather that causes us to buy gloves, scarves, go to…

Apples, Squash, and Pumpkin Pie

October!  This is the one month of the year that tells on itself descriptively.  With the brilliance of the landscape bursting with color, from bushes to trees and the multicolored mums, to the cool evenings spilling over with outstanding sun-sets, one does not lack for…

The Good Old Days

I am not sure where the days go, but here we are in early August, and I am thinking about getting the house decorated for the upcoming holidays.  I figure, if I can’t put a stop to the days, I might as well start wrapping…