November Prayer
I’m not sure how it happened but autumn slipped in without me realizing it. I was still enjoying summer when leaves started falling from trees and my son, Jay was struck with a knee injury. Jay woke up to severe pain and a swollen knee. I assumed he twisted it, which had happened before, and…
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A Christmas to Remember
It was a Christmas of many “firsts.” Our first holiday season together as husband and wife with Carl finally home from the Army. My first year of teaching school. And best of all, our first baby was due in three months. Because of contract & discharge dates, neither the Army nor the school district would…
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Happy New Year
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first column I ever wrote for Edmond Outlook. Back in the day, I wrote feature stories and even did some editing for Edmond Outlook. I was shocked when the publisher, Dave, asked if I would like to write a column. I was accustomed to going onsite and…
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Fire in the Wall!
Fire in the Wall! My family often shakes their heads at the unusual happenings in my life. I don’t get it. I mean, what is the big deal about breaking my toe on the fringe of the bedspread or snapping my tailbone on a 12-speed bike? Okay, there are more incidents. But even I was…
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Summer Fun
I’m seeing lots of vacation photos on Facebook. It reminds me of long ago family trips when I was young. Most were spent with relatives just a few hours away. But when I was twelve years old, my parents loaded us up and headed to Great Falls, Montana, where my aunt and uncle lived. We…
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Great Expectations
When I was growing up, my dad would often say, “When they dropped a bomb on Japan, one was dropped at our house, too.” He was referring to my birth. Yep, first part of August and you can guess the year. I’ll also let you guess why he considered my birth an explosive event. …
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A Patch of Heaven
I often enjoy watching the Waltons on TV because our lives seemed so similar. I grew up on a farm with five siblings but have to admit the Walton house was a little fancier than ours with that lovely front porch and dormer windows. Our sheet-iron roof pitched downward to small, sliding upstairs windows….
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Louise Tucker Jones
What is a father?
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COL: Loving A Prodigal
The mother’s love for a prodigal child
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COL: Crazy Car Comparisons
Louise Tucker Jones: Crazy Car Comparisons
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COL: Cooking Up Memories
Louise Tucker Jones: Cooking Up Memories
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