We Ain’t Begging!
Just a few moments ago I posted a “Life Lesson” on FB that reflects on the misconceived notions of most people regarding their finances. I feel that, perhaps, I may not have done justice to the subject at hand so I’ll elaborate a little further here. I believe it is...
A Tribute to My Amazing Wife
As I sit down to write this, I realize that Swede and I have been married twenty-one years, eleven weeks, 3 days, and 6 hours. It really does not seem that long. It seems like only yesterday that we exchanged those sacred wedding vows. Like everyone else, our marriage...
Who Am I
Who am I? Well, my name is Lonnie Joe Richardson, but that’s just the name my mother and dad gave me when I was born. Me? I ain’t nobody special by the world’s standards. I’m just like millions of other people on this earth who struggle day in and day out to make a...
If You Spend It
I have to admit that I have been prone to foolish spending in the past. If I had the money, I wanted to spend it to acquire stuff. I didn’t just want to “make do”, I had to have the “best”.
Hopeless Is As Hopeless Does
What do I mean when I refer to hopelessness? What is hopelessness? Get ready we’re going back to school. But, only for a few moments.
I Gotta Be Me!
I gotta be me. I mean, who else could I be? I could be anyone I choose to be, I suppose. I’ve been to enough places, met enough people, and read enough books to be anyone or anything that I would like to be.
Okay, so I lied!
I’d promised myself that I was not going to beleaguer the fact that I’d had open heart surgery with triple bypass. I lied to myself. That occurred seven weeks ago yesterday. Today I got up and went to the gym with my wife, Cheryl, and we worked out together on the treadmill, elliptical, and stationary recumbent bike.
The Heart of the Matter is the State of the Heart
The heart of the matter is the state of the heart.What does that mean? No, it is not intended to be a play on words, a tongue twister, or a philosophical mind puzzle game. It has nothing to do with my recent heart surgery from which I am recovering very nicely. I’ve...
You Can’t Keep God’s Man Down!
Let’s see. Where shall I begin. It has been awhile so I’ll just cut to the chase of the matter. No, for any of you out there who might be wondering, I am not dead. I walked pretty close to that edge but I’m far removed from death at this time. For those of you who may...
Can I Do That?
Most recently it has been brought to my attention, on more than one occasion, that I am not a young man anymore. WHAT!!?? Who said? When did that happen? It is only now that I have awakened during my fifty-fourth year and realized that time has indeed marched on and...
About LJRM
I grew up in Northeast Louisiana in a very rural area five miles east of Kilbourne. I work as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a nursing home providing care for people with various forms of dementia. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Religion from Liberty University and I am an ordained Deacon at our church, The Gathering Church, in South Knoxville, TN. Additionally, I am an ordained Minister of the Gospel by the same church....read more