Gwynn Wills
Futility, 4-H And Lessons Learned From Horses
My life is full of futile endeavors; cleaning litter boxes, vacuuming, washing clothes, weeding; But there is none so pointless as giving my horse,Wrangler, a bath. He is a big,…
Read MoreIt’s Complicated
I turned seventy last December. I don’t feel seventy, but since this my first shot at being seventy, I’m not sure how I am supposed to feel. My age changes…
Read MoreBreast Beards, Enneagrams And Compassion Fatigue
A newborn fawn died on the hill below our house two weeks ago. My heart wanted to break into a million pieces, but instead, I steeled my self for what…
Read MorePrey Pray
prey — to have an injurious, destructive or wasting effect on something pray — to entreat or implore It’s not every day you see benign terrorism unfold in a grocery…
Read MoreThe BMV, Mrs. McCoy and a Better Word
I don’t know how many of you have gone to the BMV and applied for an Indiana Real ID yet, but, for me, jumping through the “proofs” has been a…
Read MoreThe Joy of Messy Things
My adolescence was a disaster. I lived with an alcoholic grandfather and a grandmother whose addiction to pain pills caused her to fall asleep on the couch many nights waiting…
Read MoreCall Me By My Name Tag
I love Peyton Manning. I was in Neyland Stadium on the University of Tennessee campus when he appeared on the field as a freshman quarterback in 1994. And when he…
Read MoreT-Ball, the Second Coming and Oysters
My daughter, who lives in Nashville, TN, recently sent me a photo of “Opening Day” for the area T-Ball league. In case you didn’t know or have been living under…
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