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    1. [KYTRIGG] A Special Thanks
    2. I would like to say thanks to Cher and Jan for helping me out and watching my lists while I was away. These are two very special ladies and we are lucky to have them. You two have both earned a good job button!!!!!! Timothy C. Hoskins Listowner: [email protected] [email protected] <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/tchoski/myhomepage/heritage.html">Click here: Timothy's Tree</A>

    01/23/2000 05:59:56
    1. [KYTRIGG] I am back
    2. I just thought that I would let everyone know that I was back and I had a safe trip. Now I have to get reading my e-mail and get some of it gone before I start getting kicked off the lists that I am subscribed to. I want to say thanks to everyone for the prayers and the kind thoughts. It really does mean a lot to me. Timothy C. Hoskins Listowner: [email protected] [email protected] <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/tchoski/myhomepage/heritage.html">Click here: Timothy's Tree</A>

    01/23/2000 05:56:31
    1. [KYTRIGG] List Rules
    2. Please read and print.... Welcome to the KYTRIGG mailing list! Before giving you general instructions on how a Rootsweb mailing list works, an introduction to our list is in order: 1. The Trigg County list is a "downhome style list" meaning the listowner (Timothy Hoskins) is very open to postings about the history, customs and culture of the area, as well as genealogy. If you do not wish to receive this kind of thing, you would be better subscribing in digest format. 2. The list prides itself on a "family atmosphere"...ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS OR FLAMES are to be posted to this list. Keep your complaints OFF the list and address either the party you have a concern with or take the complaint to Tim at [email protected], but under NO circumstances will any complaints on the list be tolerated. One incidence of such will result in removal from the list and possible total disbarment from it. 3. Please do NOT post political messages or religious ones that can be construed as "preaching". Absolutely NO controversial messages or controversial issues are to be posted. 4. Please DO introduce yourself immediately upon joining the list. Let us know your interest in Trigg Co., as well as the surnames you are interested in. You will find the list a very active one, with many helpful researchers. They wish to help YOU, so please let us know how we can help you. 5. Please change subject headings when replying to the list so that it reflects what your message is about. 6. . Enjoy!!!! This list is fun and engaging! It is helpful and friendly! We are glad you have chosen to be a part of us. Timothy C. Hoskins Listowner: [email protected] [email protected] <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/tchoski/myhomepage/heritage.html">Click here: Timothy's Tree</A>

    01/23/2000 05:53:26
    1. [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY/LAWRENCE
    2. My great grandparents are John Ferguson Grigsby b: 6/22/1846 in KY d: 5/20/1988 in Trigg Co., KY and Mary "Josephine" Lawrence b: 3/19/1849 in KY d: 2/5/1913 in Trigg Co. KY. I do not have Mary "Josephine" Lawrence's parents. Would anyone be able to help me out?? Thanks, Chris Grigsby-Watts, Davenport, Iowa

    01/23/2000 06:58:02
    1. [KYTRIGG] ADDITIONAL SURNAMES OF LAWRENCE, GUIER, THOMAS
    2. I have just now realized I have two more names to research that I have forgotten about. Thomas and Guier. I know I have seen these names on the LBL and KY Trigg. Would anyone and further info to enlighten me with. Maybe additional children of them, etc?? Thank you!! James Lawrence d: 1851 m: Lydia Thomas Child: Humphrey Lawrence b: 5/5/1798 d: 8/29/1881 Humphrey m. Harriet Mitchell b: 1804 d: 2/28/1869. Child: James Henry Lawrence b: 11/17/1821 d: 1/8/1899 James Henry m. Mary Elizabeth Guier b: abt 1821. Child Terece Elizabeth "Bettie" Lawrence b: 1/26/1856. Chris Grigsby-Watts Davenport, Iowa

    01/23/2000 06:49:04
    1. [KYTRIGG] Sunday Afternoon Rockin'
    2. jan
    3. Sunday Afternoon Rockin' is posted at the request of your listowner, Tim. Afternoon All, I have for some time pondered the enormous amount of time and energy all of us spend on our genealogy endeavors, and wondered a bit at the whys of it, the wherefores of it, and how we are alike and how we are different. I have pondered on the really rather "selfish" reasons we each and every one begin, and how it seems to grow into something much bigger than all of us by the end of it...and I have wondered at it, and at the tool it really is, and WHOSE tool it really is. Having watched folks in action in regard to the search of their family history for a number of years...from the days in which computers were "untold" of, and even microfilm readers a rarity and "new tools on the block", it seems to me that there is indeed a difference in researchers of "then" and "now", and that at all times there were different reasons for the search, but never so much so as in these days of faster easier information and global sharing. And it seems to me that in these days of global access, the day is now upon us for the real reasons for it all to grow into one and come to fruition. I think we all enjoy the thrill of the "chase". As surely as another may thrill to the climb of Mount Everest or swimming the English Channel, we thrill to uncovering a lost and forgotten document, discovering a connection that no one else has found, finding that one lost family Bible that proves the very hunch we have been going on for years, standing at a grave site that no one in our family has stood by for over a hundred years. And so the thrill of the adventure of sleuthing in a very "safe" way is there for the most of us. It has been there from the beginning of family searches and will be there for as long as there are family searches. But there are differences in the approach... Some take dates and facts quite seriously, documented please, with little or no interest in the folklore, traditions or culture of the times, and little patience with the genealogy lists who explore the lives of the ancestors in totality. "Just the facts, m'am" seems to be their mode of operation and nothing wrong with that if you wish to publish a book that cannot be disputed, or if your main idea is to gain entrance to an elite genealogy circle of descendents that will only take that based on undisputed facts. Nothing wrong with that if you wish to ONLY have what can be proven, and leave unclaimed that which was never in a written record, regardless of the likelihood. Nothing wrong with that if what you collect is only the proven. The only drawback I have have ever seen is that sometimes folks of this mode of thinking maybe don't like to see their facts disputed, their books "upset", and it is especially likely in this age of information and contacts that the "facts" ARE going to be disputed. That person written off as dying as an infant may very well turn up to have simply gone to another place and a line did indeed descend that is not documented... YET. That person written off as "not being from a family" because not listed as a sibling by another may simply have been "disowned"....and somewhere down the line someone is going to discover something no one prior to this saw or had access to....and the facts are going to change. We live in an age when we best be being flexible about what is "set in stone". The "stones that were turned" when every one of them seemed to be 25 years ago, are NOT the stones that can be turned in this day and age. And in this age of global sharing and more and more coming on board to find their histories, it is going to even become more likely that our "set in stone" information can change. So careful, you "gurus", and a word of caution to the rest of us who wish to rely upon the "gurus" as end-all and be-all, too.... know that we are now entering an age when we cannot "write anything off"...there are yet documents in dusty attics and cellars, yet Bibles in forgotten closets and trunks, and yet descendents of an "unknown line" who have simply not been interested in coming forth...yet. Throwing up brick walls without listening, without remaining flexible, without trying to gain the facts yet uncovered robs ourselves and others of not just credibility, but of the growth that comes from all this... There are those of us who learned somewhere along the way that all of us whose lines stretch far enough back in this country are indeed related to not one but several Revolutionary War soldiers, not one but several very early inhabitants of the country, not one but several important patriots.....and not one, but more than a few outlaws and folks that are not exactly going to land us in any elite genealogy circle unless you count the Black Sheep of America. And with this realization, and a touch of good humor, we either focus on our patriots and "proving" those lines or we get a bit sidetracked or maybe BOTH...depending upon who we are and what we really thrill to and wish from all of this.... And for some of us, touching a piece of paper a ggg grandfather signed with his own hands is more thrilling than anything else. Pouring over the tax receipts, the farm journals, the old letters, the deeds, is more about understanding than it is about proving. Exploring the way our ancestors lived, slipping into their shoes and BEING who they were for a few moment in time, as best we can from what we can learn of their times, becomes our own reason for continuing. And we keep growing. We see our place in history, and we see our reason for being. We see where our thought patterns came from, and we understand what tiny specks we are in the scheme of things, and yet paradoxically what important links we are even as tiny specks...genealogy becomes a humbling experience for us, and somehow as we discover cousins all over this globe we become more and more a part of humanity in a very deeply appreciative way. We reach out to help another find his or her history, knowing they are embarking on the same journey of growth we have experienced and they simply do not realize it yet. We feel their excitement at that first grasp of it, and we smile knowingly...we remember how it was. We watch them plug away at it for months and years and then we see them starting to share with others...and we smile knowingly, we have been there. We see them lapse from consistently searching their own roots, to spending much more of their time helping others with theirs...and we smile knowingly, this is a person who has grasped what it really is about, what we can really become from all of this. We grow from the thrill of first finding the names and dates, to finding the cousins breathing the same air we breathe today, to understanding with full realization and great humility that ALL, the good, the bad, the ugly, are our cousins....to wanting to be a stepping stone for others...we branch off at some point realizing that being a stepping stone for others is much more than helping them find their family roots, and we start to practice that as well...genuine caring for strangers becomes as much a part of our genealogy quest as anything else. At some point we realize what it really is all about is learning to be a tool for good folks to become better folks. That is all, and it is an adventurous and thrilling ride to a serene destination. just a thought, jan John 3:16 Listowner: [email protected] [email protected] A 1999 Stewart Co Santa (HO, HO, HO!!! and thanks!) Listowner: [email protected]

    01/22/2000 11:50:56
    1. Re: [KYTRIGG] Surname Research
    2. Kris Oleson
    3. What is the Boyd family you are researching. Mine are Abraham Boyd 1765-1839 who married Nancy Linn 1773-bef1839 through there son Alfred Boyd 1802-1874 who married Lucy Harrison 1806-1849 through there daughter Martha Gordon Boyd 1840-1916 who married Jay Crittenden Small 1838-1890. Alfred's brother was Lynn Boyd who was speaker of the House in 1854-8. Kris Oleson ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Ed Boyd" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [KYTRIGG] Surname Research Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 16:05:16 -0700 Researching, BALLENTINE BOYD BRUMFIELD DEAN DULIN PHIPPS Will be glad to exchange information. mailto:[email protected] ==== KYTRIGG Mailing List ==== Danville Crossing Homecoming June 22,23,24 2000 Paris Landing Tn. ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

    01/22/2000 08:57:28
    1. [KYTRIGG] Downs
    2. Joyce Kelley
    3. Hi, I am trying to straighten something out...somehow I have got two dates of death for the following individual, I need help. Can someone share with me the correct date of death. All the help sure will be appreciated. DOWNS, THOMAS MONTGOMERY b. june 20 1856 d november 3 1903 or 1916, WHICH YEAR????? Thanks Joyce

    01/22/2000 04:45:59
    1. [KYTRIGG] Surname Research
    2. Ed Boyd
    3. Researching, BALLENTINE BOYD BRUMFIELD DEAN DULIN PHIPPS Will be glad to exchange information. mailto:[email protected]

    01/22/2000 04:05:16
    1. [KYTRIGG] New Years Prophecy 1855
    2. Cher
    3. Got this from another list and thought you might enjoy it.. This is an editorial from a December, 1855, issue of the Dandridge Herald (Jefferson County, TN) -- but it could've been published a month ago! ============================================================ In little more than one week 1855 will be numbered with the years that have been. It has been a great year for wars, blood shed, Buncombe and fine crops. Judging from what has been we may approach approximately to what will be. The general opinion is that 1856 will be a great year. If the medical Almanacs are true (and who can gainsay their correctness?) the coming year will contain 366 days -- 12 months -- each month from 29 to 31 days. The sun will rise in the east every morning and set in the west every evening without fail. The moon will occasionally shine of a night. Stars will be seen except on cloudy nights. It is also supposed that we will be favored with rain, snow and such like, except at times when there are no clouds to be seen. The days and nights will consist of twenty-four hours. The days during the summer will be longer than the nights, which difference is philosophically explained on the principle that heat expands. The earth will turn around the sun, and also turn upon its axis once every twenty-four hours. All this and more too we learn from the almanac. During the year wars and rumors of wars will make the knees of timid men smite each other and frighten old women and children. Mankind will go on pretty much as they have been since the creation -- cheating, lying, swearing, chewing tobacco, drinking whiskey, and going to the devil generally as fast as they can. [That's most of the reasons why my ancestors were kicked out of the 19th Century Baptist church!] Some will seek to hide their moral deformity under the cloak of religion, but like the ass in the fable, that put on the lion's skin, they will go a little too fast and their ears at length will protrude out and show their reality. People will die -- be buried and some go to the other side of Jordan, and some to a warmer climate. It will be a great year for political bombast and one horse political harangues. Men will run for office, some be elected and some defeated. Swell-heads and fops will be abundant and will sneer upon persons better than themselves, and search diligently after wealthy wives. Fools will be found everywhere, and known from all other men by their vanity. Humbuggery will pass for true greatness. People will subscribe for papers and never pay for them. Editors will write and fill up their columns with long and frothy articles, in lieu of general news and useful instruction. As there is an end to all things earthly -- right here is an end to our prophecy concerning the events to transpire during the coming year, and if they do not all come true, then Jonah swallowed the whale and the lions were cast into Daniel's den.

    01/22/2000 03:28:39
    1. Re: [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY AND SURNAMES THEY MARRIED (RASCOE)
    2. Jim, Thank you ever so much. What a treat. I hope that you can use my info on Thomas H. Carloss and Martha Ann in your files too!!! Isn't this fun!!!! Chris Grigsby-Watts

    01/20/2000 02:04:37
    1. Re: [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY AND SURNAMES THEY MARRIED
    2. Chris, The parents of Thomas H. Carloss were Benjamin W. Carloss and Sarah (Rascoe) Carloss. I show Thomas was born about 1824 and was first married to Courney Manning in Trigg County 29 January 1850. His second marriage was to Martha Grigsby 18 July 1855 in Trigg County. The other children of Benjamin and Sarah, and the siblings of Thomas H. Carloss were: William W. Carloss b. ca 1819. Married Mary Ann Jackson 18 Sept.1841. Mary Ann Carloss b. ca. 1822. Md. Anthony W. Wadlington 13 March 1837. Alexander Cole Carloss b. ca. 1823, d. ca. 1905. Margaret Elizabeth Carloss b. 28 March 1825, d. 6 May1867. Md. William Richard Wallis ca. 1845. Catherine Carloss b. ca. 1827, d. ca. 1918. Md. Thomas Allison 31 May ???? Martha J. Carloss b. ca 1831. Md. Richard W. Ricks 7 Dec. 1853. Md. 2nd John I. Ranson 28 Oct. 1858. Sarah C. Carloss b. 20 June 1832, d. 28 Feb. 1873. Md. Thomas B. Wilson 29 Oct. 1861. Benjamin F. Carloss b. 27 Jan. 1835, d. 2 May 1867. never married. All of these children, including Thomas H. Carloss were born in Sumner County Tennessee except Benjamin F. Carloss who was born in Trigg County. Benjamin W. Carloss and his wife Sarah (Rascoe) Carloss and some of their children are buried in the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery in Trigg County. I have additional info on the family of William Richard Wallis and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Carloss if you need it. My Rasco line came into that part of Christian County that became Trigg County in the late 1790's. They owned property in both Kentucky and over in Stewart County Tenn. They were somehow related to Alexander Rascoe's family. Alkexander was the father of Sarah Carloss. I believe that Alexander Rascoe was a nephew or cousin of my 4th great grandfather, Captain William Rasco who died in Stewart County Tenn. in May of 1806. Both William and Alexander came from Bertie County N.C. to Sumner County. My william in the fall of 1794 and Alexander in 1795. James R. Rasco

    01/20/2000 01:36:13
    1. Re: [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY AND SURNAMES THEY MARRIED
    2. Hello James, Thanks for responding. I was hoping to find Thomas H. Carloss and Martha Ann Grigsby's children and Thomas' parents. Tom and Martha married on 7/15/1855 in Trigg County, KY. Their children I have listed are (I am not sure if this would be all of them): Tom, Ben, Ida Lee (born 1864) and Infant. Thank you! Chris

    01/20/2000 12:59:27
    1. [KYTRIGG] Chapman and Bell
    2. MICHAEL MARTINEZ
    3. Trying to help out a fellow researcher on another list. He is looking for information on Thomas "Buck" Chapman who was married to "Fronie" before 1884. They were the parents of Lucille E. "Lou" Chapman who was born in 1884 and who died in May 1909. Lou was married to Finis DeWitt Bell. Finis and Lou were the parents of Bulon Bell. You'll notice the name Finis: there was a Finis Joiner in the Trigg, KY and Stewart, TN area. You'll notice the name DeWitt: That was a family name in the Chapman family of Stewart, TN and Trigg, KY. I've been researching the Chapman's, but have never run across this branch. Can anyone out there lend a hand? Thanks Kathy in FL [email protected] P.S. Wouldn't mind any other info that you might run across in regard to the Chapman surname in Trigg or Stewart. Thanks.

    01/20/2000 07:14:40
    1. Re: [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY AND SURNAMES THEY MARRIED
    2. What Carloss family are you looking for? I have some information on the family of Benjamin W. Carloss b. 13 Dec. 1789 N.C., d. 30 May 1873 Trigg County Ky, married 10 Dec. 1816 in Sumner County Tenn. to Sarah "Sallie" Rascoe b. 2 Feb. 1792 in Bertie County N.C., d. 14 Nov. 1884 in Trigg County Ky. She was a daughter of Alexander Rascoe and Rachel Catherine Howell. Benjamin Carloss was a son of Cole Carloss and Margaret "Peggy" Wyche. James R. Rasco

    01/20/2000 06:45:49
    1. [KYTRIGG] GRIGSBY AND SURNAMES THEY MARRIED
    2. Would anyone have any further info on the following families? GRIGSBY, MOSELEY, ROGERS, CARLOSS, ALEXANDER, CHAMPION, LAWRENCE, DAVENPORT, LIGHT AND FREEMAN Jesse R. Grigsby b: 7/22/1807 in VA d: 1/8/1864 in Trigg Co. KY m: Mary M. Moseley b: 3/4/1812 in Logan Co., KY or Tennessee Children: Robert Jesse b: 2/20/1834 d: 1/31/1928 m: Tabitha Rogers Martha Ann b: 8/11/1835 d: 7/18/1926 m: Thomas H. Carloss Savannah Marian b: 3/2/1837 d: 9/14/1911 m: Zenis Alexander Sophronia "Lanie" Jane b: 1839 d: ? m: James M. Champion Henry Anderson b: 1/11/1841 d: 2/13/1905 m: never married John Ferguson b: 6/22/1846 d: 3/20/1888 m: Mary "Josephine" Lawrence Mary M. J. b: 6/15/1849 d: 1890 m: Sylvanus Davenport Elizabeth "Francis" b: 4/17/1850 d: 1921 m: Peter T. Light Susan Allis b: 2/5/1853 d: ? m: John Parker Freeman Thank you, Chris Grigsby-Watts, Davenport, Iowa

    01/20/2000 06:19:03
    1. [KYTRIGG] Fw: Ancestral Language - Gaelic
    2. Cher
    3. Our bud, Dave of DCrossing sent this... I thought you might enjoy it too.' Cher > For those of you who are descendant of Scots who ended up in the local > counties in the late 18th & early 19th centuries, ie, McKenzie, Beaton, > McRea, Mathison, Graham, McNeil, etc. You may want to check out the > following URL to hear and understand your ancestral language as well as the > original pronunciation of your surname: > > http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/bac/ >

    01/19/2000 06:43:15
    1. [KYTRIGG] Dick Eastman's Newsletter on the DC Homecoming 2000
    2. Cher
    3. An excerpt from the Dick Eastman's Newsletter Jan 16,2000 - An Internet Homecoming Last year Cheryl Adams had an idea. She decided to have a Danville Crossing Homecoming. Cheryl is a county coordinator for TnGen Web on Stewart, and Dickson Counties, Tennessee. Danville Crossing is an email list and web site that encompasses Benton, Houston, Henry, Humphreys, Stewart and Dickson Counties (Tennessee). With the blessings of list manager Dave Snow, Cheryl decided to explore the idea of a "homecoming." That is, an event publicized online but held in person in the counties covered by the mailing list. Cheryl started the publicity online and was rewarded with a lot of interest. In fact, many people did travel to the "homecoming." Cheryl reports: The interest was amazing. We met in June of 1999. We had booksellers, games, drawing, silent auction, antiques display, volunteers with PC's and regional information packets. Historical and Genealogical Societies of these counties were represented. Folks went to cemeteries, historical and genealogical meetings, libraries, courthouses and homeplaces during the day. In the late afternoon and evening hours we met at the Paris Landing Lodge Resort Park at Buchanan, Tennessee for more info swapping. On Saturday evening we had an awards banquet and it was a great success. We had 120 people in attendance, from coast to coast. It was agreed that we wanted to meet again. That is where you come in. We are meeting again on June 22, 23 and 24, 2000. We are having guest speakers and seminars added to the evening meetings and they will be informative and entertaining. The banquet will be held again on Saturday but the exact time and cost are not set at this point. This was more than just a few Internet folks gathering... it was a happening. I know the potential for this to become a real presence in the Tennessee Genealogical Community is real and the need is there. With your assistance I can continue to make this grow to its potential. It strikes me that such homecoming events could bring together internet communities with most any common interest. In addition to residents of a common area, we might imagine gatherings of families or surname groups whose only contact has been through email lists or websites. The web has already helped dispersed people reunite through cyberspace; perhaps such creative events will bring families still closer in the future. For information about the Danville Crossing You can contact Cheryl Adams directly at: [email protected] Listowner: [email protected] and [email protected] Listowner: [email protected] County coordinator TNGenWeb http://www.rootweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm

    01/16/2000 09:16:47
    1. [KYTRIGG] From Minnie's Book
    2. >From Jan, [email protected] Today: Mayonnaise dressing Mix Dry: 4 T flour, 1/2 t sugar, 1/4 t ground mustard, dash cayenne pepper, 1/2 t salt Beat the yolks of three eggs and mix with above, then take 1/2 c. sweet milk and lump of butter size of walnut and let come to a boil. Pour over and stir constantly in a double boiler and let cook until thick as honey. About "Minnie's Book": My grandmother, Minnie Fitzhugh Dennis 1889-1947 of Stewart County, had a "recipe book" in which are recipes as well as notes on her "egg sales" dating from 1911 up until not long before she died. I was privileged to examine this book and to copy much from it, as my aunt pulled it out along with other family keepsakes to show to me that I might know what she had and what the importance of some of the things she had kept were that I might not otherwise have understood the significance of. Naturally my grandmother's book was an easy one to see the beauty of.... I will be sharing some things "From Minnie's Book" along with you. -jan

    01/16/2000 05:58:42
    1. [KYTRIGG] Sunday Afternoon Rockin'
    2. jan
    3. Afternoon all, I have been sitting here thinking on the word "Faith"...and it appears to me that word has a lot to say about what we have and where our folks have brought us. "Faith of our fathers"...more than a hymn... it is in a mouth full telling in a few simple words why I can sit here tonight and write whatever I wish for you tomorrow, why you have the freedom to talk to anyone on earth you wish to at the click of a button, why you can walk out your door tomorrow and worship where you please, or if you choose not to, you can do that too. That is a scary word to some folks..."faith"...and you know why? Well because Faith can do things nothing else can do. You get a bunch of folks having faith together and they can do things they can't do otherwise. They can cross seas in a ship that creaks and groans, leave all but the stronger ones buried below in the sea, drink bad water and eat the same spoiled fare, and still keep moving, still keep dreaming, still keep hoping. You get a bunch of folks having Faith together and they can pick up their meager bits of weaponry and outfight the strongest nation on earth and declare their independence, and go on to build a stronger one. You get a bunch of folks having Faith together and they can leave their folks behind and their loved ones buried and the place where they dug their roots, had their first dreams, and they can take their few belongings and look toward a different horizon and begin again, knowing even as they do it they will leave pieces of their heart buried on the trail. You get folks with Faith and they know their hearts are going to heal and they will be stronger than the day they started out. You get folks with Faith and they can love and lose, bury their loved ones way before it was time, take the lickings life gives them, work wearily from sunup to sunset with no promises, and still have a gleam in their eyes and a spark in their hearts. Folks don't have faith and they shrivel up, they lack courage, life hands em the things life hands us all and with every handout they lose a little bit more of their gusto, something dull covers their eyes like cataracts, something tough and impenetrable starts growing over their hearts, life gets to looking like one long black tunnel with no glimpse of light, and then one day they just take a breath and that is all of it. But now, with faith, it is a different story, and a man might go down but he goes down with a shout on his lips and a shine in his eyes. And that shout and shine stirs others to pick up where he left off, again and again, until a dream is won. Yup, folks who want to take the wind out of the sails of a group know good and well the last thing they want that group to have is Faith. Scary word. Faith built this country and is still inscripted upon our currency. Faith is the reason we have it, and Faith is what drove our ancestors to carve out a life for themselves and a future for us. We live in some days where there are a lot of folks who don't want us to have Faith. We get a leader and the first thing done is to find the dirt and tear them down. And there is the good in that and the bad in it. We hear a lot about bad times and bad things and how things are moving downhill fast, and we all hear a ring of truth in that... but maybe one of the worst things is that we hear more of that sort of thing than we hear of nobility and idealism. Seems to me that is just what the folks who are afraid of that word "Faith" want. That may seem simplistic, but it was noble and idealistic thoughts that actually made our folks STRONG. Looking neither right nor left. My uncle who gave his life in the first World War left as his only legacy a series of letters.... not one moan, not one groan, not one complaint, not one whine in those letters. Nothing but the statement repeated throughout them, right up until the day that he wrote his last one, that he was doing what he had to do, what he was committed to doing, that he trusted the Lord had put him where he was supposed to be in life, and I believe the noble words he wrote went like this, "Old Glory, the red, white and blue, I will stand by her and I will die by her." He did. The older I grow the more I turn to the very simple adages my family repeated throughout the years...things like "honesty is the best policy", "if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything". And the older I grow the more the truth of few words rings sound and real. No amount of education, and I guess I have more of that than any person has a right to, has never given me the truths for living life as much as the simple adages that were mine whether I got an education or not. No book, no matter who wrote it or how acclaimed it is, has ever stood me in such good stead as the fine principals of the greatest book of all. No experiences anywhere I have ever traveled have ever taught me as much as I have learned right here in my own home among my own folks. And it is all about something very simple. Faith. Stand tall and firm and we may not leave our next generations a lot materially, but we will leave a much stronger legacy that will insure their survival more than money ever would. just a thought, jan John 3:16 Listowner: [email protected] [email protected] A 1999 Stewart Co Santa (HO, HO, HO!!! and thanks!) Listowner: [email protected]

    01/15/2000 09:26:40