Author Archives: Chris Baker

JULY 27, 2022 ON THE PORCH BILLY & WICKET  Wicket – Weight: 5 lbs. – Age:  3 years old NICKNAME: Stalker KNOWN FOR:  Loving Billy I’ve learned a few things from Wicket and Billy over the past few months.  When I leave the house and only call Wicket, she knows exactly where we’re going.  TheContinue reading “BILLY & WICKET”

ON THE PORCH JULY 24, 2022 OFF  TRACK A little thought here, a tiny bite there, just this one more thing added to my schedule, then I’ll stop… Since we are basically in a drought, I thought I’d do something sweet for Benny Saturday morning and start the sprinkler while it was still a tinyContinue reading “OFF TRACK”

JULY 18, 2022 ON THE PORCH SOMETIMES CRAP IS JUST CRAP “Sometimes crap is just crap.  There is not always a silver lining in every single situation.” — Benny In the Sunday school lesson yesterday, the author said, “We should thank God for all situations.”  This lit a fire under Benny that took all dayContinue reading “SOMETIMES CRAP IS JUST CRAP”

JULY 11, 2022 ON THE PORCH 100% CAPACITY I got a message one day while my phone was acting up that it had no room left.  I couldn’t even open the trashcan to delete old items.  A screenshot wasn’t an option either.  I had to go to Benny’s shop and ask him to take aContinue reading “100% CAPACITY”

JUNE 7, 2022 ON THE PORCH STRIKE THREE “7 MILES PER HOUR.  We are serious about this.” Sierra and Brandon moved to a new residence near Forth Worth after she got married.  They wanted something of their own instead of spending money on an apartment, so they bought a used RV.  When we took theirContinue reading “STRIKE THREE”

ON THE PORCH FREEDOM ISN’T FREE Freedom isn’t free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood. ~ Lena Headey At 4:03 a.m. every morning the alarm went off, and I stumbled out of bed. To tell the truth, most mornings on the way to the kitchen I probablyContinue reading “FREEDOM ISN’T FREE”

WRITTEN 6/30/22 ON THE PORCH JUST BECAUSE I CAN When kiddos are little, we loved watching them play.  And for whatever reason, when they put our shoes on and flop around the house or wobble in our heels, we puff our chest up, proud that they want to “follow in our shoes.” **After the kingContinue reading “JUST BECAUSE I CAN”

JUNE 28, 2022 I NEVER MOVED While cleaning at the church, I found this little guy.  The first thing I noticed was how dry and cold he was.  Frogs are normally a little cool, but they are always at least damp.  He was almost to the front of the sanctuary and had gotten as farContinue reading “I NEVER MOVED”

I, I, AND MORE I!!! –God got me up in the middle of the night to write this one…  “Maybe I should walk you through the process of changing your password, then you need to write it down somewhere safe so you will know it next time.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I’ve worked with computersContinue reading “I, I, AND MORE I!!!”

ON THE PORCH WE RAN…HE RAN Benny and I like to walk down our dirt road.  When we do, the dogs roam the fields alongside us.  One evening last spring we all went for a walk, and Benny and I got to talking and we weren’t paying attention to the dogs.  They know how far aheadContinue reading “WE RAN…HE RAN”