In this crazy year, giving thanks for my mother
FORT WORTH, Texas — For decades, my mother, Judy Ross, has made the best Thanksgiving feast on the planet. I’m talking about a mammoth spread…
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My grandson, COVID-19 and me
OKLAHOMA CITY — As soon as I open the garage door, I hear the sweet voice of my 2-year-old grandson. “Hey, Papa, I’m riding a…
When graduation comes with no Pomp and Circumstance
OKLAHOMA CITY — When my son Keaton was about 4, a police car pulled up beside our minivan at a stoplight. At that exact moment,…
‘A hundred years goes faster than you think’
CEDAR GROVE, Tenn. — My dad, Bob Ross, bent down and brushed leaves off the flat grave marker so he could read the inscription. “Lloyd…
‘I love you as a person, and I don’t wish anything bad on you’
It was an unexpected moment in the courtroom following the sentencing of Amber Guyger Wednesday afternoon. "I forgive you, and I know if you go…
Review: Come and Eat
This is the time of year that seems to center on family — and food. Every few days, it seems, there are gatherings with friends,…
Before baby bird leaves the nest, a trip to remember
TORONTO — “A six-hour layover, eh?” I posted that wisecrack on Facebook as my 17-year-old daughter, Kendall, and I awaited a connecting flight. It was…
