Author: modernstoriesoftheway

“A New Battery” On May 23 of this fine year, 2018, I will have my battery replaced.  The cardiologist prefers to call this “a generator.”  Made by St Jude, this very fine ticking clock powered by a not so permanent battery has lasted a little over 8.5 years, per report of my cardiologist.  It is [...]

“The Huntsman” [Spider] With apologies to any movie or other entity which carries a similar title, this is the only title suitable for this story. As you may recall, my daughter Hannah is now in Sydney, Australia, studying to be a Veterinarian, a doctor of creatures, great and small.  She has just completed her first [...]

“Cold, Cold ‘Br-r-r-r”, Cold Water” This past Monday, my brother and I scheduled a trip for fresh-water trout fishing on the Green River, in North Carolina.  Our guide, Brandon Barber of http://www.riverbladeknifeandfly.com in Spartanburg, SC did a tremendous job in getting us into water which had lots of fish.  I myself caught the trifecta, a [...]

“An Engagement in the Spring” This past Friday, my son surprised us all with the announcement that he (David) will marry Christy in September.  He chose Friday for the proposal, I am told, for the element of surprise, as Christy had anticipated another day.  But without her knowledge, my son and her father, David, worked [...]

April 1, 2018   EASTER SUNDAY “Life Conquers Death!”  "Life Swallows Death" Our Affirmation of Faith statement today is taken from A Declaration of Faith PCUS, 1977: “Jesus is our living Lord. Jesus was dead and buried,      But God raised him from the dead. The risen Lord appeared to his followers. They recognized him as [...]

GOD SAYS, “I AM THY SHIELD”  After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram:  I am thy shield, and thy exceedingly great reward.”  (Genesis 15:1NKJV) “These are perilous days,” the country preacher said.  I remember hearing this one time in a revival meeting a long [...]

“Hanging Clothes on a Line” My daughter, Hannah, has recently been accepted into Veterinary School at a large university in Sydney, Australia.  She starts her training soon, but moved to Australia two weeks early before classes start to allow herself time to adjust to this new place.  There is always an adjustment to any new [...]

“Nozema” Nozema is the real name of the young black woman who raised me as a young child.  She was hired by my grandmother to be a Nannie for me and to help around the home after my mother had her second and third babies, my sister Jane and my brother Walter.  With two small [...]

“A Place for Many Opinions” In a large house, with many persons living together, we would be hard pressed to find unison of opinions, particularly about things political.  While I hold many strong opinions and beliefs, it does not mean that I am not open to dialogue on any and all issues of life.  The [...]

January 1, 2018 “A Word for the New Year” “Behold, I will do a new thing.  Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it?  I will make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert…  To give drink to my people, my chosen. This people I have formed for myself They [...]