Commentary

Emily became a wonderful part of our lives. But when she asked me if she could go to church with us, I knew it was time to visit her home.

I was 20 yrs old, and 6 yr old Emily became like a little sister. One morning she came dragging a little bicycle into the driveway. “A friend of mine found this bike and said I could have it,” she said. “Can you help me fix it?”

It’s four o’clock in the morning at FASO and I’m writing notes for this on the back of a photograph because I’ve fallen prey to FOPAFASO (“Freezing Our Pies At Fathers And Sons Outing”) Syndrome, making it utterly impossible to sleep.

And who better to help plan the Mother's Day program than Yours Truly, a seasoned veteran of 49 Mother’s Days, 26 of them as an actual, verifiable mother.

“What the *#&@ are you doing?” Mostly I had only heard that sort of language from men. But when I turned around, to my surprise, I found myself looking into the face of a skinny, little six-year-old girl.

You should know that it’s not my fault I haven’t weighed in on Conference until now. I blame Julius Caesar and his monumental effort to get all his generals to their weekly poker games on time, which ultimately led to the invention of Thursday.

Dear Professor, I want you to know that I feel your class is the worst class I have ever taken. The material that you expect us to learn is absolutely ridiculous. Not only will I never use it in my life, but it will just take up brain space for stuff that

We had small children and thought they might learn to love a dog. But no dog ever made more noise in less time than this one during her first night away from home.

“Sure,” I said. “I’d love to have a baby in our home again.” I just didn't realize how long it had been since we had a baby around!