Teachers are special. I cannot admire them any more than I do. Do you know why? Because they have to put up with students like me. And I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t the best of students during my formative years.
Kerry’d Away
My Country, My Thoughts Before I start, there is no one more miraculous than the mighty God. Please shine a light on our country and our people. Amen! Were we born for a time like this? A time when Donald J. Trump was shot at but saved by God. A time when there is so much uncertainty. There is more moral and cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury. Too much spending and the list goes on.
Suicide can be a very uncomfortable word to say. It may even be an uncomfortable topic of conversation, but more people are affected by it than many realize.
Dear Doctors: A man I have been dating had a stroke a few weeks ago, and now he has aphasia. When I visit him at the rehab, he’s ready for me to leave after a short time. Is this normal? He seems to be happy I’m there, but he dismisses me quickly. I’m trying not to feel hurt.
Words cannot express my gratitude to Francine for dancing away from Jeff Davis Parish or the sympathy I feel for those whose lives have been turned upside down because of the hurricane. The stress of wondering where she would make landfall was enough to almost take me down, as I am a planner. So, whenever something like this happens, my mind turns to mush because you can prepare but at the end of the day, it’s a guessing game until the final hour.
When I found myself on the grounds of my former elementary school, surrounded by wooden floors polished to a high sheen and ceilings that towered above me, I remembered some fabulous friends, curious classroom incidents and, eventually, the year from hell with the worst teacher I ever had.
To make a long story brief, the Great American Seafood Cook-Off (GASCO) in New Orleans, in conjunction with the Louisiana Restaurant Association Showcase, was a foodie’s paradise.
It is officially back-to-school season in Jeff Davis Parish with many students having returned to the classroom on Friday.
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