When we walked into Daylight Donuts after our Saturday morning trail run, Gary was ready for us. He had been reading my columns, and it seemed like he was expecting us. Of course, he should have expected us because his donut shop serves as another little spot in Miami County where people gather, drink coffee, [...]
I had so much fun challenging myself to tour a historic site each week this summer that I thought I would take on a new challenge this fall. I am going on the hunt for great cups of coffee that come with interesting stories. In fact, I already had a great cup of coffee and [...]
Last week I visited the St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park. One of the signs in the park explained that the artifacts found there were kept at the Swan River Museum in Paola. Because I live just a few blocks from there, I thought I would follow up on last week’s adventure, and go to the [...]
“Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, hey why did you turn that off?” Asher demanded as we entered the Marais des Cygnes Massacre Historical Site. “I turned it off because the sign reads to be respectful,” I told him. Like the Alamo, the Marais des Cygnes Massacre site is a place where people actually died. Unlike [...]
By Beth Gulley Frequently in my life, I am mistaken. As I pulled on to 169 highway to take my second trip on my summer assassination vacation tour, I mistakenly turned towards Louisburg instead of Osawatomie. Instead of getting upset, I chuckled to myself, and turned around. I chose the Adair Cabin and John Brown [...]
As I exited the free bathroom finally able to concentrate on things other than getting to the bathroom, I noticed I was between a plastic version of the world’s tallest man and the world’s fattest woman. This is not what I expected to see at The Alamo. Of course, one of the great things [...]
A rocking horse sits on my front porch. His matted mane has worn off on one side. White plastic shows through the once black saddle. Recently he has begun to resemble the Skin Horse from the children’s classic The Velveteen Rabbit. This Mother’s Day the horse reminded me of three things. 1) My children have [...]
Target doesn’t open until 8 a.m. There are exactly two Target stores between my home and my work. The only conveniently located Walmart between my work and my home is about a mile from my house. I know all of these seemly random facts because I needed them to not be true last week. I [...]
By Beth Gulley Saturday morning I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around, and it was Danny. “Hi Beth,” he said. “Are you running today?” I told him I planned to, and I showed him my race bib. He explained that he was only going to walk a mile because of his bad [...]
By Beth Gulley Every person needs an advocate–someone who believes in us even more than we believe in ourselves. Ideally, parents fill this role, but I believe we need several people who feel that way about us. I began reflection on this when my pastor shared his theory that people allow themselves to continue in [...]