Belated Happy Mother's Day! I'm sure most of the churches honored their mothers last Sunday. Mothers have a big responsibility raising their children. Sure miss my mother who died in 1998. Bless all mothers everywhere. (Now when is "Aunt's Day????)

Sympathy to the family of Keith Wilkerson. I remember him as a little dark haired boy who was very active in Sunday School, real sweet when I was his teacher in Sunday School at church.

Get-well wishes to Hilda Meyers, Anna Goodson, Laird Barnard, Charmaine Mitchell, Charlotte and Lee Bandy and those at the Webb House.

Happy Birthday wishes the first part of May to: Laird Barnard, Billy Neal, Jackie Overby, Jacob McCarter. Marie Hill, Joe Driver, Larry Harris, Walter Burton, Jacey Hatfield, Amanda Blair, William Cain, Mark Pafford, Jane Cantrell.

Happy Anniversary in May to: Jack and Pamela Anderson, Harold and Betty Martin, Robin and Kristie Driver, George and Dawn Sperry, Dr. John and Kathy Carpenter, Glen and Mary Lynn Page, Marc and Nancy Palamara, Dr. Mitch and Gina Tatum.

The 11th Annual Storytelling Festival was held a few weeks ago at the Community Complex. Dot Tittsworth and Susan Hinton have done an excellent job promoting this event all these years. I participated in it this year sharing my experience as Congressman Joe L. Evins' chauffeur in the fourth district several years ago. I consider it a privilege to have had this experience.

Other storytellers were very good but I remember Tommy Webb's story about the Webb pharmacists at Webb's Drug Store. Another new storyteller was Vanissia Braswell Murphy about the Braswell boys. Another good storyteller was Edward Frazier. Maybe someday we may be another Jonesboro, the national storytelling site.

Thought of the Week: "Go and see all you can while you can. Amen.