Billie Simpson went with her group “The Prime Timers” from the New Life Pentecostal Church to the Farmers Family Restaurant in Murfreesboro. They had their meeting and a good lunch. Michelle Walker is the coordinator, she drives the bus and watches over the seniors. There were 13 in attendance.
Supper guest of Billie Simpson on Thursday were Dallas Braswell, Michelle and Kelley Walker and Anita and Cloie Braswell.
Get-well wishes go to Sarge Bowman. He has been a patient in Cookeville General Hospital.
Mary Jane Hooper, Sue Cook and Johnnie Ruth Hunt spent Wednesday at Maggie Valley and also visited other places of interest in the mountains.
Faye Adkins visited Clara May Hawkins, Ruth Sutton and her cousin, Izena Griffin.
Congratulations to Sarah Brown. Her name was drawn on WJLE birthday club for roses from DeKalb Florist on Monday.
Visitors of Betty Wilson were JoAnn Pittman, Rebecca and Douglas Ervin,  Betty Byford and Sue Arnold.
Barbara Self was a patient in DeKalb Community Hospital for a day. Her sister-in-law Irene Rocsis of Florida is visiting her for two weeks. Other visitors were Mary McKenzie and Carl and Frances McBride.
Barbara Ann Ervin celebrated a birthday on Aug. 19, and I hope she has many more.
Breakfast guest of Lu Autry Malone on Saturday morning were Bro. V.L. Baker, Miles and Debra Malone, Judie Johnson, Wanda Tramel, Ellie Vaughn, Joyce Wright and Jaylene Vanatta. Then visiting her later were Peggy Agiee and Jorden and Sabrina Melton. Wanda Tramel, Ellie Vaughn and Joyce Wright spent a couple nights with Lu Autry.
Betty Sue Vaughn spent Sunday with me and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vaughn and Ellie. Visiting them were Drake and Amanda Vaughn.
I was thinking this week about some unusual sayings that I have heard over the years from parents while correcting their children. I suppose that I have also been guilty of saying some of them; things that I would never, never do.
Let me give a few examples. I’m going to half-kill you. Just wait till your daddy gets home. You’d better straighten up and fly right. Now you know exactly what is coming next if you don’t do as I say. If your daddy doesn’t bust your hide, I will.
Here are some more examples. If you know what is good for you, you’d better listen to me. I’m going to beat your pants off. You’re going to get a whooping. Now listen, because I’ll really give you something to cry about.
Then there are some that are really interesting. I will mash your mouth as flat as a board. I will cut the blood out of your back. I’ll stripe your back until you are black and blue. If I have to come and get you, you’ll get a whipping every step that you take.
Our children probably laughed to themselves when hearing such talk; knowing that we were all talk. As I think about it further, we parents should only say what we really mean in correcting our children; let them know there are boundaries and more than anything how much they are loved