By Keith Short   It was an early morning stroll along the beach. It was one of those quiet mornings, nothing really happening, and it seemed as if all was fine. Our conversation was mostly small talk. We were not planning anything special. You know how it goes: “What do you think we should do […]

By Keith Short   Sometimes we just do not understand what has happened or even why. These feelings come especially when someone dies. It has happened many times, for many years, and it never gets any easier.  Activity at our local airport paused one morning as family and friends gathered around the casket of a […]

By Keith Short   When our two boys were growing up, we encouraged them to read. There was a little elementary school down the road from us, and we made arrangements with the school to take their discarded books. Some of the books were interesting to our kids, while others, well, they were just pushed […]

By Keith Short   It was a sad time in the life of one local church. For many years the church took care to leave the side door unlocked, allowing anyone to stop by the building and spend much needed time in the chapel praying.  Over the years countless numbers of people had come to […]

By Keith Short   Excitement was building, and the entire town was looking forward to the coming event. Plans had been made, it seemed like years ago, and many different people would be involved. The event had to be done just right and near perfection. The only problem now was waiting for the special day. […]