Monthly Archives: April 2024

A Norvell Note    April 29, 2024, Vol. 28 No. 17 Two Teaspoons This year’s Mangum Family Reunion was different. I’m not sure exactly what it was, but something was different. Maybe it was the absence of some who could not … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    April 22, 2024, Vol. 28 No. 16 Celebrating Junie Today, we celebrate Junie’s 6th birthday. It was just under two years ago when we first learned of her cancer. For much of the following year, she experienced all … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    April 15, 2024, Vol. 28 No. 15 Class Reunion, a Long Drive, Family, the Eclipse, Work,  a Concert, and the Masters  What do all these things have in common? Memories Class Reunion. As I made the almost seven-hour journey … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    April 8, 2024, Vol. 28 No. 14 NOTE: The Hope High School Class of 1970 (Hope, Arkansas) celebrated our 54th class reunion this weekend. This is the prayer I shared. A Prayer for the Class of 1970 Father, … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    April 1, 2024                                                    Vol. 28 No. 13 Maybe It’s Time to Laugh Again Someone recently gave me Charles R. Swindoll’s book Laugh Again, which is based on Paul’s joyful letter to the Philippians. The complete title is Maybe It’s … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    March 25, 2024                                                Vol. 28 No. 12 Stay In Your Lane I like it when people stay in their lane. I recently had a medical procedure. When we entered the door, a lady behind the window asked me … Continue reading →

A Norvell Note    March 11, 2024                                                Vol. 28 No. 11 Where Do I Start? Where do I start?  Sometimes, when the piles of clutter in my study become more than I can tolerate or a closet is stuffed to overflow, I … Continue reading →