"You can call 24/7..." Just a week ago, major freezing snowstorms roared across almost half of the nation. In places like Arkansas, we were bombarded with mostly snow and some freezing rain. We were fortunate this time around. However, many people are still trapped in their homes because of thick snow and the lingering freezing temperatures.   In other areas like Oxford, Mississippi, or Nashville, Tennessee, these places were mostly hit with freezing rain that quickly coated

"A major storm is headed our way..."  For days on end, the national and local news stations have cautioned and warned people across parts of the nation to prepare for a major coming storm.   Predictions have ranged from several inches to several feet of snow and ice in my area, and from the South all the way up the northern and eastern coast.   Even my cell phone, email, posts, and social media have sent out regular warnings of a great storm and to prepare in order to be safe

"It wore a crown of glory..." I looked out the window, stunned.  Just a few days before, on a crisp late fall morning, the maple tree in my garden bed was abloom with the bountiful leaves that had turned to a vibrant shade of red. Now, a pile of curling and dying leaves carpeted my yard.   “How had that happened so fast?” I wondered.   Just a handful of leaves still clung tightly to the maple tree as a reminder that fall and the onset of winter were claiming the remnants of t