The clouds rolled in earlier this week and brought rain, they are back and are threatening a wintry mix. But they provided a beautiful sunrise this morning. This summer, I looked at the beauty of the clouds. I watched in one Spring as clouds came with a force and violent storms came from the clouds. … Continue reading Clouds
Author: Scott McCown
Standards
Last week while visiting my parents, I helped Dad hang some large, framed pictures. I know Mom sometimes accuses him of just driving a nail randomly, but he pulled out a collapsible ruler and a laser level and we used them to make sure that both pictures were hung level and at the same height. … Continue reading Standards
I’m Still Here
Not sure if you missed me, but I have been missing you. I am still here and am looking forward to a great 2017 on The Morning Drive. I took the last week of 2016 off and am getting back to writing this week. I have something planned to get us started tomorrow. A post … Continue reading I’m Still Here
Lyric Wars
In the years after The Beatles broke-up John, Paul, George, and Ringo all had solo careers, some had more chart toppers than others. John Lennon would go on to record songs with Yoko Ono that contained what he felt were important messages. Songs like Imagine and War is Over (So This is Christmas) hit the … Continue reading Lyric Wars
Favorite Posts of 2016
Tuesday, I shared your favorite posts from 2016. The ones more of you read and shared than any others. Today, I went back through my posts and I am sharing the ones that were my five personal favorites. In no particular order . . . Scott's Top Five: Teach Your Children Well: What we as parents … Continue reading Favorite Posts of 2016
Thank You
Thank you for reading The Morning Drive. Thank you for the comments here and on Facebook. Thank you for allowing me to share my driving thoughts with you and for passing them along to others. As I wrap up the year in blogging - I am taking a break next week - I wanted to … Continue reading Thank You
The Best and Worst of Times
The Dickens' classic begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, . . … Continue reading The Best and Worst of Times
Nobody Said it was Easy
I read recently about the African Hornbill Bird. The father bird seals up his mate before she lays eggs. He does leave a space only large enough for her beak so he can pass food and water to her. He then works non-stop to feed her and four chicks. When mom and young birds break … Continue reading Nobody Said it was Easy
Teach Your Children Well
As a parent of a college sophomore, as a former Youth Minister, as a former assistant Jr. High Basketball coach, and as someone married to an Elementary School teacher, I have some advice I want to share about teaching our children. This advice comes from my experiences - both good and bad. We should teach … Continue reading Teach Your Children Well
100 Years
This morning I am getting ready to attend a funeral of a lady who recently had her 100th birthday. 100 years! In a couple of months I will be only one half of her age. She was my age when I was born. 100 years! One hundred years! Imaging all the changes she experienced in … Continue reading 100 Years
