Wisdom and Grace: A delicious pot of coffee

“Your dad and my dad were friends,” said long-time family friend Connie Cox. I’ve known Connie Cox all of my life. I remember the day he landed in the field just south of our house and treated my brother and me to our first airplane ride.

Our family friendship was reunited a few years ago when I happened to run into him and asked, “So what have you been up to Connie?”

“Oh, just looking for some pasture for some horses,” he answered.

Well, I know a good deal when I see one so I answered, “We’ve got the pasture. Bring out your horses!”

Connie and his wife Linda brou...