The Open Window
Someone (I conducted a brief online search to discover who, but I found no definitive answer) once said, “When God closes a door, He...
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Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
A New Appreciation
Often, we cannot truly appreciate someone or what they have experienced or done until we’ve walked the proverbial mile in their shoes. In...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 19, 2019
- 3 min
Taking Time While There Is Time
For fifteen years, we had sped past the place just off I-95 in Pooler, Georgia. Every time we had driven to visit my in-laws in Florida...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 28, 2019
- 3 min
Doing It Right
I was impressed the minute the man got out of his truck. My appreciation for him grew by the minute. When the installer arrived, two...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 10, 2019
- 2 min
Writers Said It
Sometimes great writers have some interesting advice and insights about the craft of writing (and many other topics). Here are a few...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 13, 2018
- 4 min
The Man I Knew
He was born on this date in 1928, about 11 months before the big crash. Most of his formative, pre-adolescent years were within that...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
Thank You, Military Veterans!
As we approach the Veterans Day weekend (and the actual date on Sunday, November 11), we owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone who is...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
On This Day. . . .
Today, we take a look back at four historic events that occurred on this day, September 14. Copyright (c) 2018, Dennis L. Peterson...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Sep 11, 2018
- 3 min
The Origins and Proper Observance of Patriots’ Day
All of us who are old enough to remember the event, remember where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the news of the...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
Tell Them While You Can
This week marks my wife’s third week of school already, not counting the week of in-service training, and the stories she shares when she...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 17, 2018
- 1 min
The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers
Here are some of his one-liners that are among my personal favorites. They are as true today as they were when he quipped them. “The...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Man of Arms, Man of Faith
But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Thirteen Days Later. . . .
In our finite sense of time and events, we often lose our sense of perspective. We often mentally compress time and events without...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 7, 2017
- 2 min
A Baker’s Dozen of Quotations
In lieu of my writing about a single topic for today’s blog, I decided to share a baker’s dozen (i.e., thirteen, for some people who...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 4, 2016
- 2 min
Another Unsung Hero of American History
Today, I want to focus a little well-deserved attention on another such unsung hero: Dr. William Shippen. Shippen was born in...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 27, 2016
- 3 min
Memorial Day Now Much More than Trivia
Since that year, however, I have included among those whom I honor on Memorial Day one of my own family. My nephew, Captain Justin...
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