“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2)
September 24, 2020 - Around January of 1974 my insurance company transferred me to our new office in Littleton, Colorado. Living in Colorado was a blast for our family. My wife, Clara, had taken a job at Denver Children’s Hospital in downtown Denver. She was working for the chief cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. George Pappas, as his secretary and assistant. It was a very exciting, though stressful position.
September 14, 2020 - In late 1957 my fiancée, Clara, and I were planning our wedding for June, 1958. Our situation was somewhat unusual in that her father, a minister, was to perform the wedding ceremony. My father was the county clerk, and would thus issue our marriage license. So, both our fathers were to play a very important part in our wedding.
September 3, 2020 - Our daughter, Kay, was about three months old when Clara and I decided it was time to show her off to her maternal relatives who lived way out in west Texas, namely Lamesa and Plainview. That is quite a long trek from San Augustine, especially with a three month old baby. Nevertheless, it seemed the right thing to do at the time.
May 1, 2020 - Autumn in East Texas is quite colorful. The year 1952 was no different, with the trees changing to their vivid colors, mornings getting cool, and sometimes with fog mingled in. My brother-in-law, Robert Crosby, was a barber by trade. He loved animals, and loved to hunt and fish.
January 9, 2020 - All of us who have reared children know that it is difficult for the kids to keep their mouths shut, especially about things that go on inside the home. I was a good example of that when I was around nine years old. I still recall the incident as though it happened only yesterday.
November 21, 2019 - I vividly recall a “ritual” that we kids performed after the Thanksgiving and Christmas meals back in my early years. This activity was passed down to our children but seems to have been lost to the current crop of kids.
