Tag Archives: memories

Saturday Nights Were Special

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Gene

So, I am checking FaceBook the other day and I see the note that one of my friends had become a fan of “Superstar” Billy Graham. (No, not the Billy Graham who was arguably the greatest preacher of the 20th … Continue reading →

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Unbroken

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Gene

I have just returned from a family gathering on my mother’s side. My Aunt Nelda and Uncle James hosted it on their gorgeous, sprawling west Texas ranch. They called it Camp Granky, in honor of my maternal grandmother (whom I … Continue reading →

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Remember When…?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Gene

Remember when K-Mart was cool and you had never heard or thought of the word Wal-Mart? I do. Remember the big Montgomery Ward store in Fort Worth and how cool it was when your parents took you there around Christmas … Continue reading →

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Dad Day Redux

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Gene

Yesterday marked the nineteenth Father’s Day since my Dad took a jarring, premature detour into eternity. I still miss him and often consider how different life might have been had he remained. I am sure I don’t think about that … Continue reading →

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