Have you ever noticed how a smell recalls a memory? I can walk into a house and smell fresh baked cookies, BAM, I think of my mom. You open the old gym bag you forgot about… BAM, the sweaty gear & socks you forgot about reminds you of your high school locker room 50 years …
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God School: The Story Of…
Yesterday was one of the biggest days in Arkansas. The Grand Opening of Buc-ee’s in Benton. All four Little Rock television stations were there to broadcast as the doors opened at 6am. People had been in line for hours… some even brought a tent for the overnight adventure. In the coming days there will be …
God School: The Best Facility
They were the Best children of William (Willie) and Mary Best. They all got their start in Woodville, Mississippi. After High School, several completed professional training and education. Growing up in the early 1900’s they all became honor students and graduates of Hard Times University. No electricity, no phones, horses & mules for transportation. What …
God School: Lessons From The Past
When Mary Farrar married William (Willie) Best on October 2, 1902, they had no idea that 124 years later 200 people would follow. Picture “1” Willie & Mary with their 5 “Best Kids”, Mary Ella, Josephine, Wilhena, Farrar (my mom) and Francis. These 2 generations are now gone but not forgotten. In their lifetime they …
God School: Lab – Being Presentable!
When I was growing up my mother always asked, “Have you got clean underwear on? Make sure they don’t have holes in them.” I have discovered this was a common question for moms with little boys growing up in the 50’s & 60’s. When I think about it, mother must have accepted a known fact, …
God School: Lab Sesson – “Don’t Over Think It”
Question, who do you think will have a better day, the 2 boys who recognize God’s fingerprints in their life or the scholar trying to prove God didn’t perform miracles? When I was in the first & second garde we lived in the country. It was about a ¼ mile walk down a dirt/gravel road. …
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God School: “Cling”
It’s the dark of the night…you are alone…the storm winds are blowing…what do you do? This is life! We can find ourselves out at sea on a small boat…sitting in a hospital room…sitting in a courtroom…or staring at unpaid bills. But eventually everyone will find themselves in the dark, lonely place. As I was preparing …
God School: Lesson From A Woodpecker
We call our lake place Shalom (Peace). In 2017 we had a 45’ x 30’ heavy steel carport built for our 5th wheel RV. Several years ago, it started. From around 7am to 9 or 10am there will be a ratty-tat-tat sound, much like a high-pitched jackhammer outside on the metal roof. You guessed it, …
God School: Now What?
Sunday was High School Graduation Day for our grandson, Troy. When the mortarboards flew into the air, life changed forever. This life-changing event will be repeated all over the country in the next few weeks. All will celebrate the present that is nestled between treasured memories and the uncertainties of the future. It’s a once …
God School: Just Sitting In Class, Sucking Air
Do you ever look back and mentally kick yourself? It was 60 years ago, my Spring semester at Arkansas A & M (now UAM) when I was sitting in Dr. Culpepper’s Botany class. I had chosen Ag-Business as my major. Little did I know how the events & choices over the next 60 years would …
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