Breathe in. breathe out. Without the in there can be no out. Many metaphors come to mind. This should probably come as no surprise to Christ-followers. Jesus’ whole language throbbed with allegory and...

As young ranch horses dot fields, and horsemen dream big for their future, one cannot overemphasize the importance of their steps taken during these early years. Bringing up a young horse requires con...

The worst thing a person could experience is not loss of a job, loss of health, loss of wealth or even death itself. The most tragic life one could experience is to live and die without Christ. Before...

This past weekend, I was not feeling well. Adrian took it upon himself to help me. He decided to plan my column based on foods that would help me feel better faster. He created the grocery list, went ...

“I think the angels wrote the verses, and God helped the angels type it out,” says Sara, 8. That’s a lot of typing, but I think there’s more to the story. Scriptures record messages delivered by angel...

There is hopefully good news coming soon for many Oklahoma expectant mothers. The Helping Every Life and Parent, or HELP Task force was convened by the governor to look at ways to support expectant mo...

DEAR ABBY: I went to college in France. It was my lifelong dream to move here and start my own life in this beautiful country. I succeeded. I married and had a child, but the marriage didn’t work out....

Dear Editor, As the County FCS/4-H Educator for Okmulgee County, I want to share a heartfelt “thanks” to the community of and the county of Okmulgee for the “village effort” on putting together this y...

There are many things in life we are better off without--cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mumps and measles to name a few. There is one person, however, we can’t afford to be without in this life, or ...

Love’s the thing. We can only dispense out what is first dispensed in. We are like artists, I think, all of us. At some point, we take note something mysterious and creative and alive has come our way...

Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter will be participating in upcoming city-wide festivities and kicking off their annual fundraiser to aid in their fight to help prevent homlessness in our community. Mar...

One of my co-workers comes to work with different clothes all the time. I overheard her telling another co-worker she buys clothes, hides the tags, then returns them after she wears them. She said she...

So, when I went to prep this week’s column, I went looking to see what I had on hand so I wouldn’t have to do a lot of shopping. I found more smoked sausage than I needed to keep on hand, plenty of pa...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been in a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, “Mack,” for about 25 years. Eleven years ago we became more like roommates. I asked him to go to couples counseling, but he adamantl...

Sometimes it can take a while before we manage to “see the thing behind the thing.” An evening at the rodeo brought it home to me. “What is the greatest commandment,” the man asked Jesus. “The greates...

It was a Sunday morning. I was all dressed and ready to go to church. The rest of the family was not. I went out into the front yard to waste some time till we were ready to leave. I had a half-dollar...

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister, “Fern,” gave birth to a son three months ago. Since she returned to work, it seems like all she does is dump her baby, “Ricky,” on others so she can sleep with her specia...

In Parts 1 and 2, we covered heat stress prevention for dogs and horses - last but not least, let’s look at this topic as it relates to cattle. Simply put, cattle are not designed to be the most effic...

Mental health and suicide are very emotional topics for many to talk about, myself included. All of our lives have been touched in some way by these issues that not so long ago were taboo to talk abou...

Football season is here! I thought this would be the perfect time to make some football foods! BUT then I couldn’t decide which ones I wanted to do so instead of just one column, I am creating a month...