“The Porcupines" By Doug Fincher

February 8, 2021 - My daughter Caralee lives in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of New York State and has porcupines gnawing off the finish of her deck.

“Is They Cleaned?” by Doug Fincher

January 18, 2021 - When I was Pastor of The First Baptist Church of Hemphill, Texas, a preacher-friend J.P. Owens called asking me to take him and a friend fishing in the newly constructed Toledo Bend Reservoir. I didn’t know his friend weighed over 300 pounds… but I knew three was too many for my little boat. To add to my problem, it started raining just before they drove up. The men were still determined to fish, so we drove to the lake and crawled into the little boat.

The Fly by Doug Fincher

“Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.” Proverbs 26:11

“My First Trip to Town---All By Myself” by Doug Fincher

"The Star of Bethlehem" by Doug Fincher

December 22, 2020 - Pam and I drove to the 3-mile bridge at Milam, Texas yesterday evening, December 21st to photograph "The Star of Bethlehem."

"The Shotgun Wedding" by Doug Fincher

"Marriage is honorable in all…..." Hebrews 13:4

December 21, 2020 - In 1975 I built a gun shop in Lumberton, Texas. It was located on busy Highway 96...the perfect location for the people on their way to and from work at Beaumont’s Chemical plants. That year I also took some night courses at Lamar University to work towards my Master's Degree.

“A Lesson From Spot” by Doug Fincher

“If any should not work, neither should he eat…” I Thes. 3:10

December 14, 2020 - Spot, a Painted Bunting that I’ve photographed the past three years, has a new family in the sand hills near Center, Texas. All three fledglings flew into the grass where their parents often feed. They are fully feathered and except for their lack of color and yellow at the corner of their mouths, they look like adults. After their crash landing, they began frantically fluttering their wings to get fed.

“Python in the Gun Shop” By Doug Fincher

'Our Visit From The Thieves' by Doug Fincher

“Thou shalt not steal…” Exodus 20:15

“Hands in Your Pockets” By Doug Fincher

October 5, 2020 -

“What thy hands find to do, do it with thy might…” (Ecc. 9:10)

Willie came this morning to do some painting for us. He arrived at 8:00 sharp as he always does but his 20-year-old helper came dragging up an hour late with his hands in his pockets and mumbling excuses.

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