Posts Tagged ‘family heritage’
Big Family
It’s interesting to research the family tree. Here in the Deep South we have despairing jokes about how some peoples family tree don’t fork. It’s interesting to trace my roots back for several generations. I grew up in Kentucky with deep roots there on my mother’s side. My Dad’s family was from North Carolina. I…
Read MoreVisiting Home
I graduated Adair County High School in Columbia, Kentucky in May and left for college three months later in Knoxville, Tennessee. I can still remember those visits back home in Kentucky when I’d take a friend or two. I would introduce them to some “Kentucky cooking” from my Mom. My friends would get to meet…
Read MoreFamily Faith
I grew up going to church as a very young kid. I became a Christian in 3rd grade. I remember the preachers at our little country church. When I was 14 years old, our preacher helped me write a sermon that I preached. (I think it lasted 8 minutes or so. I thought I had…
Read MoreBirthstone & Breastplate
I was born in October so my birthstone is Opal. I never really liked the color so when it came time to get a class ring, I chose September, which was my grandmother’s birth month, and the stone was Sapphire. I still have the ring because it’s special to me and it was very expensive…
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