by Morning Reflections | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
(c) Fox TV Network Malcom in the Middle, a sitcom about a comically dysfunctional family, was a smash hit on Fox for seven seasons (2000-2006). Lois, the overbearing mother (played by Jane Kaczmarek) is married to Hal, the emotionally immature but...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln stood against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol and presented his Second Inaugural Address. Less than five weeks later, the core goals of his presidency – the surrender of the primary Confederate forces and thus the preservation of the...
by Morning Reflections | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Just because you’re close to somebody doesn’t mean you’re actually close to somebody. The original Siamese twins were a memorable case in point. Chang and Eng (who later took the surname Bunker) were born in 1811 in Siam, or modern-day Thailand. They...
by Morning Reflections | May 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
On June 6, 1944 – D-Day – Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin the liberation of Europe from Hitler’s Third Reich. The beaches were not created equal. Pointe du Hoc is an imposing limestone bluff between the Omaha and Utah landing sites. ...
by Morning Reflections | May 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mary Sue and I had been married for exactly six days. I wanted to do everything right to let her know that I was a person she could trust for – well, for the rest of her life. It was the last day of our whirlwind honeymoon road trip to Florida. Her childhood best...
by Morning Reflections | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shortly before his 17th birthday, Craig Barnes and his brother came home from the Christian camps where they had been working for the summer. They were PK’s – “pastor’s kids” – and their identity had largely been shaped by the predictable rhythms of home and...
