Thankful for fellowship
The teenage season of parenthood has been upon us for several years now. This is our first fall to have a child leave home...
Getting ready for deer season
For several year I was a diehard deer hunter.
Come September I would have had a handful of yellow permits. I would have dusted off...
Driving Ms. Debbie
Driving, its something I do alot. I am usually on the road every weekend and sometimes during the week. Driving to pick up kids,...
Moroccan Adventure
This month, I will graduate with 20 Arkansans from the LeadAR program, a community and economic leadership program offered by The University of Arkansas...
Reflections of a country newspaper editor
Nearly all my life I was a country newspaper editor.
No exaggeration. Forty-nine years ago I started work as editor of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press....
Courage
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway” – John Wayne
This movie line from True Grit is one I have had above...
Once Upon a Homecoming
This year the theme was “Once Upon a Homecoming” for our children’s Elkins High School homecoming parade. Our students are junior, freshman and 7th...
Changes ahead
Change can be easy, or it can be hard, but all things change.
Without beating around the bush, this is my final edition of Ozarks...
Making a living, making a life
I’ve never made my living farming or raising cattle, though I’ve done both.
Neither did my dad, though he spent a lifetime doing both.
Maybe I...
Making mistakes
Three out of the four of our children are very sociable. When they bring their friends out to the farm, it’s like an amusement...
