Author: maryanncrum

While virtue is scarce in either politics or reality television, it has occurred to me recently that our entire nation would probably benefit greatly if we simply forced all the presidential candidates to appear on the new game show, “The Moment of Truth.” If you haven’t seen it, “The Moment of Truth” requires contestants to… Continue reading Are we ready for “The Moment of Truth”?

            Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?             (Woof, woof.)             I came to the realization many years ago that I am a wee bit mathematically and scientifically …um…what’s the politically correct term?…oh yea – “challenged.” Math and science were never my favorite subjects, but sometime after college, my ability to… Continue reading God Was the First “Blogger”

            Store aisles in January are packed with all kinds of stuff designed to help us keep one of our favorite New Year’s resolutions: to get organized. A friend of ours recently hopped on the resolution bandwagon and began cleaning out a closet in his office. My husband and I happened to walk in and… Continue reading Don’t Organize God Out of Your Life

            Now that the Christmas shopping frenzy is over, some of us have now moved on to our next winter obsession: hitting the gym, chugging the Slim-Fast, and declaring, like Scarlet O’Hara clutching her last carrot, “As God is my witness, I will do whatever it takes to cram my flabby body into my blue… Continue reading God’s “Earth Suit” Was Surprising

            Remember when you played hide ’n seek as a kid and the seeker counted to 50 or 100 and then announced, “Ready or not, here I come?”             That little phrase is the mantra of my life these days, as time has kicked into turbo drive and events appear on my wall calendar WAY… Continue reading Ready or Not, Here Comes Christmas

            I recently read an article that refutes the notion that women typically speak more words in a day than men do. Seems some researchers think gender has little to do how much folks talk.             I have just one question for these researchers: What planet do you live on?             No matter what the… Continue reading Vive La Difference!

           Oh boy, now I’ve done it. I’ve gotten my dog, Winston, used to the notion that we’re going for a walk every morning. I can see the proverbial handwriting on the wall, and it’s not something I want to read.             When the weather turns cool, I enjoy taking morning walks through the woods… Continue reading Don’t Turn Blessings Into Demands

            As you may know, a presidential candidate’s visit to Greenwood (S.C.) was the subject of a recent front-page article in The Wall Street Journal (9-27-07). I initially thought this might be a good thing. The Greenwood area could use some positive press after the national media sleaze-a-thon we suffered through last year during the teacher-cheerleader-National Guardsmen scandal… Continue reading It’s Hard to Be Misjudged

            It rained! By the time you read this, we’ll probably be back in “Sahara mode” again, but as I am writing now, it’s finally raining a wee bit, which means that I can stop screaming at the T.V. every time the Weather Channel is on. Frankly, I was beginning to take this drought a… Continue reading God’s in Control, Rain or Shine

            Finding humor in life is like an Easter egg hunt. Some eggs are sitting right out in plain sight, easy to snatch up. Others require a bit of effort to find – they’re tucked under a leaf, nestled down in high grass, or hiding in the branches of a shrub.                   But sometimes we’re… Continue reading Lessons From Noah