Author Archives: Chris Baker

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”

ON THE PORCH SNEAK ATTACK 7:07 a.m. Ordinary Wednesday morning **The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10 I sat waiting… expectantly, inside the house where he could not see me. Benny wasn’t traveling the path heContinue reading “SNEAK ATTACK”

ON THE PORCH PLEASEDONTSEEME When Benny and I got to church early yesterday morning, there was a bunny in the u-shaped yard.  Since we got a little rain a couple weeks ago, we had grass she could nibble, and she was enjoying the cool of the morning before the blow dryer heat hit.  She wasContinue reading “PLEASEDONTSEEME”

WRITTEN 6/4/22 “PUSH THE BRAKE!  PUSH THE BRAKE!!”  Benny’s holler got my adrenaline pumping and I raced to the tractor.  Instead of hitting the brake, though, I panicked and pressed the accelerator as far as it would go.  The tractor not only forcefully ran into the dumpster, but it pushed the whole dumpster over.  Benny wasContinue reading “ALMOST AN AMPUTATION”