“How true Daddy’s words were when he said: ‘All children must look after their own upbringing.’ Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” —Anne Frank My parents raised four very successful kids and …Read More
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CHAPTER 27- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY – Freshman Year – 1986/87
Mom and Dad took me to college that year. I was so glad to go and so excited about getting out on my own. I wanted to get away from Dad, make my own decisions, and do things my way. We stopped at the Springfield Mall on the way to school, and I bought two …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Bolivar Missouri, Charlie Miller, Coach Dixon, Courts Jetton, David Evans, Don Crader, Dr. Whatley, Jon Cook, Judy Jetton, Lottie James, Memorial Hall, Missouri, Nancy Crader, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man, Southwest Baptist University, Suellen Fenton, Tim DeClueCHAPTER 23 CHARLESTON, MISSOURI – 1982-1986 -Becoming a Blue Jay
Editor’s note- Working on this post brought back so many good memories. No doubt, I made stupid teenager mistakes, but what a good group of friends. As I was working on the stories and looking at our yearbooks I couldn’t help but smile as I saw so many old friends and read the very kind …Read More
View Post Anthony Lewis, Bill Dixon, Bill Jetton, Brent Brown, Carl Bone, Celeste Powell, Charleston BlueJay, Charleston missouri, Chris Blaylock, Chrissy Shuler, Christy Walker, Clinton Gross, Coach Lennies McFerren, Courts Jetton, David Stovall, Dempsey Craft, Eddie Marshall, Jim Abner, Judy Jetton, Kevin Bone, Kevin Miller, Kevin Ray, Lottie James, Matt Whiteside, Missouri, Missy Grissom, Mother Teresa, Pam Babb, Phillip Wicker, Rocky Walker, Rod Jetton, Rodney Crawford, Rodney Stanley, Ruth Ann Taylor, Southside Baptist Church, Susan Nelson, Trent Lane, Vince LombardiCHAPTER 22 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI – Carter Street – 1981-1982
Sometime that fall, we moved to Carter Street. For me, it was no big deal because eighth graders all went to the same school, but Lottie, Ruth and Courts had to change schools. The Carter Street house was really big and nice. It was up in the woods on a dead-end street in the …Read More
View Post Bev Garland, Bill Jetton, Charleston, Coach Bill Dixon, Courts Jetton, Del Garland, Elmo Baptist Church, Gary Hill, Jerry McDowell, John Robinson, Judy Jetton, Karen robinson, Lottie James, Missouri, Mitch Callis, Red Star Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Son of a Preacher Man, Southeast Missouri State University, Southside Baptist Church, Susie HillCHAPTER 21 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI – Green Acres – 1979-1980
While we were living at the pig house, Dad accepted the minister of music and education position at Red Star Baptist Church, where Cy Smith was the pastor. It was in Cape, and for quite a while we made the thirty minute …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Brian Robinson, Cape Girardeau, Chris Rawls, Courts Jetton, Craig Clemmons, Cy Smith, Dale Carnegie, Del Garland, Delton Dees, Gary Farr, Gary Hill, Horseshoe Lake, Jim Duckworth, Joe Windeknecht, John Lohr, Judy Jetton, Lamont Robinson, Lottie James, Mike Green, Red Star Baptist Church, Rod Jetton, Ruth Ann Taylor, Scott Reynolds, Son of a Preacher Man, Space Invaders, Susie Hill, Virtus Duckworth