Author: Tom Denham

One thing leads to another

I am turning 59 years old in a few weeks. I got a haircut yesterday. The hair on my head looks brown, but all of the hair falling on the barber cloth was white. It took me 3 hours to remember Marilyn Monroe’s name today. I...

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Why I added Senator Josh McKoon to my prayer list

I’ve never met some of the people I pray for every day. My wife has spoken with our state representative Jan Jones several times, but I started praying for her simply because I live in House District 47 and figured it was my job...

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I knew you was preachers

I had been depressed for at least a year when I went to my doctor for help and began taking an antidepressant. I came out of the tunnel vision of depression quickly with the help of medication. Almost as soon as I did, I...

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I saw a black face and smiled

I smiled at a woman while pumping gas into my car at QuickTrip this morning. I only saw her for a fraction of a minute and then she was gone, but I thought she looked a little surprised as she drove past. Social protocol does...

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Catching up with the Baptists

Maybe it was my first real date. I can’t remember after all these years, but going out with Jeraldine Crabtree was definitely very early in my dating life. Jerry was pretty, stylish, and had honey blonde hair down to her waist....

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