Good-bye, Stein Mart

Our daughter-in-law texted Lori the SOS: Stein Mart, my wife’s favorite clothing store, was going out of business. “No, way,” I said, incredulously, when Lori shared the bad news. “All of them?” “All 279 stores,” Lori whimpered. “Well, we better get up there,” I said. By “there,” I meant Louisville, although neither of us had …

Unfired

“I just got fired,” I told my son, David, Jr. when he called. “What?” he asked incredulously. “Yep,” I confirmed the bad news.  “Eli Benson just fired me from driving him to school.”  We both laughed. Eli is my grandson in second-grade. He had spent the night with us, and upon waking, he decided it …

All Things New

The fall morning greeted me with a smile and a slap on my shoulder as I stepped outside. Quickening my pace, I hurried around the side of our house, hoping to see the sun peeking over the eastern sky. “Ahh,” I inhaled the crisp air, “a brand-new day.” Not every morning is like this, so …