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Moms

She’s a little old fashioned That sweet mother of mine My Mama quotes this old gospel hymn often when reminiscing about her Mom, who we affectionately called Granny.  Now, Mama Rose carries on the legacy of “Granny” to our children, and her first great-grandchild, Rosemary Jane Myrick. The Holifield women of Soso, Mississippi (Jones County)…
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New Year

So, I have not posted here for a minute.  It’s been quite a year! 2022 brought us new jobs, new friends, new connections, and a new GRAND BABY! This Christmas was quite different.  Our little family traveled back-n-forth from Birmingham (AL) to Nashville (TN) to celebrate our first-born baby girl’s graduation from Belmont University College…
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Sabbatical Sundays

Sundays … are now my favorite day of the week. For more than 50 years, since childhood, Sunday has been mostly early out of bed, auto-start coffeemaker, get the family up and hustling, quick shower-n-shave, put on the suit, don’t spill coffee on the newly pressed shirt, don’t get a speeding ticket, don’t cuss slow…
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Everybody’s got a Story …

One of my favorite worship songs written by Lenny Leblanc and Lindell Cooley is “Love Came Down”.  The opening lyrics say almost perfectly what I feel, most days … Everybody’s got a story Everybody’s got a song Every one’s a little different We all went wrong Then the Savior came And He took the blame…
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The SOUND of Music

“Every kid has a sound, and that sound needs to be heard” –  Kyla Duckworth, co-Founder – MusicalityStudio 2022 has brought me ‘back’ to my roots in so many ways. I entered into this year with an intentional personal mission – SIMPLIFY.  And, RETURN to the innocence of your childhood. I was raised in a…
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