Monthly Archives: July 2018

For two years during college I had a summer job at Bluebird Body Company, the well-known school bus manufacturer in Fort Valley, Georgia.  My first employment was during the summer of 1971. It was hard work but the pay was … Continue reading →

In late December of 2017 my brother, Jimmy, and I were dining at the Cordele Recreation Parlor, a place more commonly called The Pool Room.  We each were having a chili dog all the way, a bowl of Irish Stew … Continue reading →

There were some wonderful hymns written long before the 1940 edition of The Broadman Hymnal.  Many more have been written since.  But that old green hymnal that I grew up with remains my favorite. William Cross and I began attending … Continue reading →

  A youngster of five in his father’s lap, laughs aloud escaping his nap. He poses a question that sombers the tone. Dad knows the answer must be his alone. For a fellow just five he appears concerned, anxious, he … Continue reading →