Opinion
Traditions build a family
I’m ready to add a few flowers to my landscape. I waited this long because it’s what my Maw Maw Jello taught me. She was ...
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Ronny Michel, Author at L'Observateur
Opinion
Staying connected can help with healing
Trying to figure out the new mandolin food slicer on my own was a mistake. So was disregarding the food holder. Instead, I held the ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Pondering the miracle of Easter
I admit it. I get caught up in holidays. And if you ever forget which one is approaching, just take a look at the ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Nothing is too great or small
I tried to make Easter shopping easier on myself by ordering plastic beach totes that my adult children wanted. When the bags arrived, I left ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Find the way on our journey
I had never been to Ethel, Louisiana, and the three family members who accompanied me to attend a family wedding there may wish I had ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Make good choices; our decisions affect others
Although I’ve never dreamed of going to Colorado, when the opportunity to travel with two daughters, a son-in-law and four granddaughters was offered, I accepted. ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
The Lord hears us when we call
We weren’t the only people who took advantage of warmer weather and headed to Storyland in New Orleans. Several other families watched their little ones ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Breaking free from the past
My whole train of thought is often directed by a phone call. Once, it was a conversation with someone who asked me to pray for ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Everything has a place…even the nuts
I vividly remember February 14, 2002. Victoria’s 7 year-old eyes slowly scanned the Valentine loot scattered on the kitchen table. Pushing aside the small white ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 12:00 am
Opinion
Never give up the dream of flying
Emma Kate, my 2-year-old granddaughter, approached me with a pair of costume ladybug wings in her hand. She waited as I placed the wings on ...