with Vickie Ellis
Hello again from this little corner of the world.
I made a booboo, I did not hit send last week! Yuck! Well, I am sorry. The sky was blue with white and light gray puffy clouds on Sunday. We had thunderstorms off and on the week before last. I LOVE thunder. The forecast calls for possible rain Monday and Tuesday and temperatures in the 80s mostly. We are still seeing hummers and a few other birds have come back. A black-capped chickadee comes daily. We have replenished their food supply, and I know they can get food from nature also.
Marla and Kevin Davidson, Brooklynn and Kirk Walls and Rachel Ellington went to Martin Aug. 24 and celebrated Kendyl’s 21st birthday.
Cissy Nichols and her two brothers are spending this week in Scotland, exploring their heritage.
I have no news from around the community. Today, it is like hitting a brick wall. Hope I get some input this week for the following week.
Happy belated birthday to Donna McMorris, 8-21; Jennifer Johnson, Austyn Newman, Diane Jordan and Julia Parchman, 8-22; Dwain Seaton, 8-23; Nick Priddy and Kendyl Davidson, 8-24; Janet Crame, 8-25; and Jaden Cupples, 8-27.
Happy birthday to Jessica Allen and Melvin Butler, 8-30; Gearldine Williams Doug Priddy, 8-31; and Judy Harris, 9-3.
Happy belated anniversary to Charlene and Don Holmes, 8-25, and Tanya and Mark Morris, 8-27.
Happy anniversary to MaryAnn and Jimmy Priddy, 8-30; Eva and Alvin Jones, 9-1; and Nona and Dwain Seaton, 9-2.
Please continue to remember these in prayer: Randy Baker, Sheila Berry, Joe Bingham, Doug Bishop, Marie Bishop, Robert and Joyce Brewer, J.T. and Jeanette Butler, Jackie Chambers, Eva Jones, Doris McKinney, LaVelle Page, Pam Priddy, Jesse Pugh, Logan Rencher, Todd Rencher, Jake Richardson, Donald Rowlett, Dwain Seaton, Jr., David Tucker, Tony Tucker and Adam Wise. Also, please pray for our military, law enforcement, our country and its leaders, and first responders. There are many sick and hurting. Please say a prayer; even if you do not know their name, God does. Prayer is not an obligation; it is the greatest privilege we have. Pray yourself through each day.
“THE OLD MAN” by Randy Flanagan – “The Old Man had holes in his shoes/But each day he continued his walk/Though his voice was cracked and weak/With Jesus he still would talk/His clothes were worn and faded/Yet he appeared with much pride/No matter what door he entered/He knew God was by his side/His home not meant for a guided tour/But you were always welcome in this place/The walls adorned in memories/Blessings reflected in his face/Next to his chair by the heater/A little table beneath dim light/To him a throne in a mansion/As he read his Bible each night/To many his existence seemed meager/Yet his heart was filled with treasure/For he had all he would ever need/A loaf of bread sat on his table/The hungry he would gladly feed/Then one night his life there ended/His Bible still clutched in his hand/A smile appeared on his wrinkled face/For he was entering the Promised Land/There was no big write-up in the paper/No fancy clothes to cover his death/But the Angels wrapped him in a silken gown/As the Old Man took his last breath/The Old Man had holes in his shoes/But each day he continued his walk/Though his voice was cracked and weak/With Jesus he still would talk…..”
I pray you all have a wonderful week, and may it be filled with love, joy, peace and blessings. Remember: if you have news, please email me at mimmiepots@gmail.com. I would truly appreciate any news. People from here and those who have moved from our area but still want to keep in touch through the newspaper are hungry for news from home.
Until next week, Happy Trails to You.
