The Bright Side

Carol Milder and husband Ken moved from Richmond, Texas to their ranch in Buffalo, Texas in 2008. Carol is counting the days (March 2024) until she closes the doors of her real estate appraisal company and retires to full time ranching, ministry and part time writer.

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The Bright Side · August 15, 2025

The Blue Pot

It was the late 1970s, I was 21 years old and a newly licensed real estate agent. My very first listing was a home that was owned by Christians. These Christians were not like most church going people I knew, they...

The Bright Side · March 20, 2025

Navigation

“Keep your “antennae” out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence” ~ Jesus Calling Heading out this morning a single doe crossed the road in front of my car and leaped over the fence. She was breathtaking...

The Bright Side · March 20, 2025

Enduring Love

In 1981, we married in the small chapel at Sharpstown’s Gethsemane Methodist Church, in Houston. My childhood pastor and family friend, Rev. Keith Kellow, officiated. A few friends and family were in attendance. I...

The Bright Side · August 20, 2024

Zinnias

My childhood subdivision was called Shenandoah. Brand new brick homes, fenced backyards, concrete streets and streetlights, located in southwest Houston. Houston was a big small town in the late 1950’s and early...

The Bright Side · July 22, 2024

Be Bold!

Over 25 years ago, at the request of a dear friend, I sang Via Dolorosa at the funeral of her husband. I don’t speak Spanish, but I sang the song in English and Spanish. Everyone in the room was bilingual or Spanish...

The Bright Side · July 22, 2024

Curling Irons

Not wanting to be late (again) for our monthly lunch date with friends, I was hurried to get out the door. About a mile from our house, the accuser of the brethren whispered in my ear, “You didn’t unplug your curling...