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Here’s what happens so often. A person becomes an adult, marries, has children, grows ill or old, and dies. Then the family of the deceased comes together to grieve, and to then plan the funeral.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.DITCH THE HELICOPTER There are parents who say “My children are my whole world.”

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished In 1957 I was an electronics technician in the Navy on a little destroyer that was home ported in Boston. A change in my life came about one day when the ship’s executive officer asked me to help him audit our ships store.

Mental fitness exam for retirees This is a mental fitness evaluation for people who are considering retirement or for those already retired and might be experiencing second thoughts. If you get one right, you are doing OK. If you get none right, you might better go for counseling.

The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, and was entranced as the female lead lit up the big screen. She wanted to be her.

I have always liked the acronym K.I.S.S. It stands for “Keep It Simple, Stupid” and it’s a reminder that simple is better. I used to write KISS in the margin of my notebook paper when I was in college and law school as a not-sosubtle brain whack, reminding me to keep things simple.

We live in an age that is obsessed with things.

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.

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.