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THE VILLAGE NON-PRIEST PRIEST  He was short and round with a fringe of hair around his ball-shaped head.  He wore a clerical collar with his black suit.  As I passed his diminutive store to get Mother a loaf of day-old bread at the bakery or to get another book from the library, he would usually be...

   INTEGRITY         The most significant value that I was shown in my lifetime was from my Daddy…Integrity!  The situation was that my Daddy was principal of the high school and one of his responsibilities was to sign papers to send to the Arkansas Athletic Association in Little Rock in order for them...

   INTEGRITY         The most significant value that I was shown in my lifetime was from my Daddy…Integrity!  The situation was that my Daddy was principal of the high school and one of his responsibilities was to sign papers to send to the Arkansas Athletic Association in Little Rock in order for them...

 A FATHER'S DAY LETTER TO PAPA SMITH Dear Papa Smith,     I'm sorry to be so long in writing.  But I know you forgive my negligence.  Knowing you, Papa, you will boom out, ”Aw, shoot,”and bring up something funny.  You've always accepted me, "warts and all,”as you say with those loving laugh lines...

THE CABIN AT “HARMONY BEND”               Perfect marriages produce an amazing force; a synergistic magic defying logic or chance.  Our marriage has spawned so many of these extraordinary results--- four children (2 & 2), shared coaching-teaching careers, Peace Corp Service, Joint publication, etc. ---that we have even given them a...