Having been at Providence for over 21 years, I just finished my third sabbatical. As previously explained, sabbatical is a period of rest, ...

Well, kinda. I'm still at Providence, we're still in West Knoxville (actually Farragut instead of Karns now), but we're not fin...

I'm a pretty sorry blogger. But if I've ever had an excuse for not writing new posts, 'tis now. In the last few weeks my father...

That's right. We've taken the Sparks family Christmas tree adventure to new heights. We decided to take one more trip in Miss Da...

Most summers have a theme that just kinda happens. For us, this is the summer of Miss Daisy. Daisy is our 1967 (we think, the previous owne...

There it is, waiting to be washed, fixed, and painted. What have I done...again?! This time I really might end up being sorry. Since ...

My world changed forever on February 26, 1996 when this little blonde-headed, blue-eyed girl came into my life. She immediately stole my he...