Let me tell you about Lake Moomaw…
What a wonderful day on Wednesday! I admittedly got a late start, not leaving for Covington until 1 PM. But I still had fun. Stopped at Wal-Mart in Covington to grab some cheap flip-flop sandals (palm...
View ArticleI’m looking up my old stomping grounds
I went online and did a little Rogers-hunting here. As I found out that a former coworker of mine at Wal-Mart used to live in Rogers, it was interesting to share stories, as her family knew Mrs....
View ArticleFinding my old fifth grade teacher on Facebook…
Recently, a very familiar name came up in my friend suggestions: “Sharon Payne Bradley”. In other words, this person: That was my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Bradley, who presided over what was, without...
View ArticleA time to heal?
I was checking my Facebook feed on a break at work on Sunday, and imagine my surprise to see one of my old elementary school teachers post this: Lost a special teacher friend this morning. Sharon...
View ArticleYes, I really did meet Andre the Giant back in 1991…
Back in the summer of 1991, my life was quite different than it is now. We lived in Rogers, Arkansas back then, and I had just completed fourth grade. My father worked as a quality manager for Scott...
View ArticleThirty years ago, we arrived…
August 31, 2022 marked 30 years from the day that my family came to Virginia, after having lived in Arkansas for the previous seven and a half years. Thirty years is a little less than three quarters...
View ArticleThinking about various church experiences…
Recently, I found myself discussing the Vacation Bible School that my sister and I attended in the mid nineties while I was in middle school. It came from a post on /r/exchristian on Reddit, asking,...
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