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After five years of being an only child, things changed. My sister, Mary Edna, was born July 4, 1951. With a five year age difference, and her being a girl, I continued to be a …

The early years of my life were centered around family and church. I was born and reared in the Church of Christ and Christian Church. They were part of what was known as the Restoration …

I was the first child and only son born to Stanley Morrison and Garnetta Padgett. They were married on December 21, 1941. Shortly after their wedding, Stanley was called to serve his country during WWII.  …

The late Glenn Campbell had many great hits, including “Try a Little Kindness.”  The words of the refrain go like this: “You got to try a little kindness; Yes, show a little kindness. Just shine …

A 92 year old petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by 8:00, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing …

   Most everybody who knows me knows that I love horses.  Currently I have five of them.  There’s Blazer, Fancy, Mountain Lady, Champ and Killian.  I don’t ride much anymore, but during the winter I …

Avid fans of the Andy Griffith Show will remember Mr. McBeevee. He was a utility worker that Opie met, a man who climbed trees, wore a hard hat, had tools strapped on a tool belt, …

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) This well known and often quoted verse was …