May 11 Edition

"⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: ⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7 KJV

Birthdays this week include: Kim Emerson (May 10), Michael Rawls (May 11), Devlyn Moring (May 11), Patsy Spears (May 12) Termedia Jackson and Glenda Wilson (May 15).

What a stormy weekend we had, but we had no significant damage here unlike other places in the state. Despite it all, I hope all mothers here had a great Mother's Day.

There will be a BBQ fundraiser at the New Edinburg Community Center for Jane Coats. She's got cancer and is fighting hard so help her out. The event will be 5pm on May 16. Plates of pulled pork with the fixings will be sold for $10 each.

Laverne (Chambers/Miller) Thompson spent Mother's Day surrounded by her children and grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Many attended church services with her at First Free Will Baptist Church in Warren, and all joined with her later that evening.

Another story from Banks Road from back in the it was a donkey; honestly, after 47 years in the country, I've yet to learn the difference) which he kept in the pasture behind his house. Now, most prisoners, if you give them enough time, will learn how to escape from any prison, and this mule proved it; it learned to unlock the hasp on the gate. Once free, it would take off down the road to our house where it loved to graze on our grass.  Of course, Wig would come looking for it, load it up and take it home and... a couple of weeks later it would be right back down at our house.

So apparently the mule learned what Wig's truck sounded like. One day it was visiting my Dad and I in the yard when we heard Wig coming up the road. So did the mule, and he quickly hid behind our woodstack.

Wig pulls up and asked "ya'll haven't seen my mule, have you?"

My Dad replied "look over there" and pointed to the woodstack over which two ears were sticking up and slowly rotating around to listen in.

No plan is perfect. Go Eagles.