The Definitive Answer

December 16, 2012 Joey Cope 9

I was restless and anxious at home. I came to my office on this Sunday afternoon to seek clarity and to assign meaning to the insanity of the last several days. My time in church this morning didn’t help me immediately come to the answer. Prayers and tears for 20 [read more]

Two More Balloons

June 11, 2012 Joey Cope 6

A lot of things change in a week. Today, as I left to go home, I saw storm clouds building in the east. My first thought  was to get home. Foster Dog would be coming inside. But things have changed. When I pulled up in the driveway, I slowed to [read more]

Two Balloons

June 23, 2009 Joey Cope 6

On her way to pick-up our granddaughter, Landrye, from KidsQuest Day Camp today, Nancy stopped and bought two balloons — a black one and a white one. With Landrye right beside her, she made her way to the foot of the majestic and moving sculpture, Jacob’s Dream.  Towering high above, [read more]

Standing Room Only

March 25, 2008 Joey Cope 4

Growing up in West Texas, I had a pretty well-developed system for knowing who my friends were. Friends were the guys — and occasionally the girls — you spent time with. Looking back, I’m not sure that the great majority of that time was very productive. But, even today, it [read more]