Celebrating the Journey

My grandmother and her three children moved into the Teachery, as it was called, at Stuart Robinson School in 1932. Stuart Robinson was nestled back in the mountains in Letcher County, Kentucky. The Teachery included a classroom for home economics on the first floor and apartments for teachers on the second floor. My father and his two siblings grew up in that second floor apartment at the Teachery. Stuart Robinson was one of several Settlement Schools founded by Presbyterian Church…

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It was Christmas Eve of 1927. Hunting was popular in Hart County, Georgia among the men, just as I am sure it is today. So a group went hunting that fateful December evening. While stalking their prey that night, one of the men pricked his finger on a briar. That is a common occurrence that most people would think very little about. However this particular prick led to the onset of a disease known as Blastomycosis. This fungal infection is…

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I have been enjoying a wonderful reunion with childhood friends this week. It has been enlightening on several levels. My hosts, Ginny and Mike Walters, have been gracious and generous in every possible way. They are in the mortgage lending business professionally, but I have another business venture for them if they ever get bored. Ginny and Mike are raising four children. The two younger kids are 13 year old twins. During my two day stay in their home this…

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How many times have I said it? How many times have I relished the opportunity to say it? I love to say: “I was not even born then.” Another favorite is: “I was born the year that you graduated from college, got married, or entered military service.” The smirk that accompanies such comments is nearly painted on my face. Those kind of comments have a way of coming back to haunt us. Last week I told a Granbury police officer…

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