I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break as much as I did. I know the kids were ready for a break; we have been pushing them every day for several months. Unfortunately, the long haul is ahead of us, and there are few breaks for anyone. We have two and a half months left of school. That time seems to be short for those of us who must prepare for our wonderful STAAR tests. I guess they will know what all this time away from school has done to our students. I feel sorry for those students who are still not back in school. I’m just delighted to have my kids face to face.
I had a visit from my grandson Jake and great grandson Luke.
Luke is 11 and very much a city kid. His dad is teaching him to be more of a country boy. This weekend's lesson was how to drive a golf cart. He was doing better by Sunday, but Friday evening he took down the side portion of my cattle guard. Russ will have to do a little weld patching this week. Fortunately, the cows are not back yet. In the meantime, Jake went out for a walk to check out his feeders and came across a herd of pigs. The sow and piglets took off, but the boar turned and charged at him. He didn't have anything that could take down a boar, but he was able to scare him off. He did manage to shoot a few of the piglets. I expect I will see buzzards this week. It also means I had better take a gun with me when I go walking.
Community news for the week consists of the UIL competition on Friday.
Mrs. Starr has requested side dishes, desserts, and some meats from community churches ad members. These need to be brought to the high school building by 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning. All regular school classes are cancelled for the day as teachers will be required to work with the competition organizers. On Saturday, the First Baptist men will have a men’s breakfast in the Tabernacle at 7 a.m. All men in the community and local area are invited. There will be a quilting day on the 30th. I understand there are plans for a blood drive to be held for Gerald McKee. No details have been given to me yet. Don’t forget to put the rummage sale on your calendars. This is being run by Jason Lewis. Now is your time to get all those things you would like to put in a garage sale and set up your own little area downtown or under the Tabernacle. Monday Church is still on for the kids.
Many people are praying for Gerald and Kay McKee as Gerald undergoes medical help for his cancer. The prognosis was not as good as they had hoped, but these are strong Christian people who put their trust in the Lord to see them through this crisis. Johnny Reeves gave the sermon today calling on everyone to remember the Bible gives us a path to follow. According to recent surveys, only 24% of Christians today believe the Bible is the in errant word of God. That is incredibly hard to believe. How in the world can we put our trust in God and pray for answers if we don’t believe the Bible is true? We lost another good man this week. Jerry Wilburn lost his fight with cancer. He has been a staunch Christian and believer in the truths of the Bible since he was a student studying under Mr. Reeves. He will be missed, but he will be welcomed home to be with his loved ones. Another sweet Christian spirit is Pete Seay, brother of Helon Mayor. Our sincere condolences to both families.
We are just a few weeks away from the holiest day for Christians.
Easter comes early this year. I hope that each of us will take the time to reflect on our beliefs and where our final destination might lie.
Please pray for our country, our conflicted Congress, and our president. Lord, we desperately need a good soaking rain. I pray that all our nation’s children can return to in-person schooling. Take time to check out the spring flowers popping up. The Drummond pinks are up, several different yellow flowers, and I saw my first rain star this morning. The oaks are budding out, and officially, spring is here.
Enjoy the days and pray that the promised rain will arrive to help the grass. Have a great week everyone.