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We live in an age that is obsessed with things. We fill our homes with the latest gadgets and fashions and then, when we run out of space, rent a storage unit.

In 8+ decades of life, my hard head has managed to absorb some truths that my momma tried to tell me all the time I was growing up. Such as: I’ve learned: That the Lord didn’t do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?I’ve learned: That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

This year will be the 58th year since my graduation. I can still do everything I did in high school (in my mind). However, if we start playing football again there will have to be a few changes. If there isn’t one already, someone needs to start a seniors’ football league.

Prayer changes things. That is more than just a slogan, it is a fact. A few weeks ago a friend of mine stopped by the office and also brought me its following article about prayer. I dreamed that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around.

(Note: It’s a well-known fact that I have never been too proud to copy. If I have this straight, this 9-1-1 tribute influenced by Irma Bombeck, written by former Monroney Jr.

My own personal experiences riding passenger trains as a child were exciting. But as it was, I was more a watcher than rider. One hot July day in a cotton patch near Lula as the “Streamliner” zipped past. My Uncle J C and my brother Gerald stopped their work chopping cotton and leaned on their hoes.

My favorite story of the week is about a gentlemen named Morris.He is an 82 year-old man who went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

Murder of the Unborn America has become so morally corrupt that some who claim to be 100% Pro-Life, and participated in the First Republican Presidential Debate, seemed willing to accept murdering babies through the 15th week of pregnancy.

{Note: Billy Graham’s remarks given at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 14, 2001, brought hope and healing to a shocked nation.

Overheard at a recent school reunion…He was a widower and she a widow. They had known each other for a number of years being high school classmates and having attended class reunions in the past without fail.