Writing Life Stories

Gay and I drove up to the mountains where I lived for over thirty years . We made reservations at the Holiday Inn Express where we have rece...

I got an urge to go back to South Georgia this past week.  I can't drive down there at this time, so I did the next best thing....

Recently I found myself talking to a friend about my brother, Coy Ray Council . He was the second to the oldest child in our family. My sist...

I had a delightful week celebrating my birthday with my family in Roswell, Georgia .  We didn’t cook except at breakfast and a couple of tim...

Today I found myself shedding tears, watching a horse drawn wagon carry the body of a special man, a leader who was willing to give his life...

The holidays are over and I am back home. I had a great time with family at Christmas and down in south Georgia where I attended the wedding...

A concert and dinner with my brother Max, his son Gabe, and my sister and her husband Stu, made my weekend so much fun. Gay Moring, Max C...

Every time I talk with my brother Max, I learn more of our family history.  Recently he told me that he, my sister June, and my brother...

Today, June 14, is the anniversary of my wedding to Hugh Barry Beall from Rockmart, Georgia. We met on July 4 and married on Flag Day, June...

If you are a regular reader, you know I like to use pictures as prompts for stories and essays. I am sharing some photos from our recent fa...

After a long and busy week, Saturday was special for me. I joined my sister and friends to celebrate a birthday at the Oar House in Dahloneg...

Growing up near where Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, GA, I heard some horrific stories from my father about treatment of black ...

Today I talked with my brother Rex. Within a few weeks the farm where I grew up, the farm my father bought in 1942 with a loan from the gove...