Smiley - Life of Norman Bales

I think it’s time to bring this autobiographical blog to a close.   There have been more than 300 entries, and it needs to stop somew...

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the song “We Are Going Down the Valley” sung as funeral services.   I never liked the song, an...

While we were in Abilene in 2009, we celebrated our fiftieth wedding anniversary.   We were actually about two months ahead of time, b...

Early in 2009, I received a letter from Dr. Royce Money, then president of Abilene Christian University.   I had known Royce since he ...

            Although we were tired, there was a good bit of excitement when we first arrived in Iowa.   As we drove into the city, the...