Don’t make your kid burn your barley field
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Family Talk
Happy Father’s Day to all dads. Many of you are doing a great job. Some barely get a passing grade, Others are invisible.I heard a sad-turned-glad story of a dad named Don. When Dv oo u (u v vv l his nine year old daughter. “Honey, could you get your mommy on the phone?
WELEETKA, OK
Located in Okfuskee County, Weleetka is situated ten miles southeast of Okemah, the county seat, and seven miles south of Interstate Highway 40 on U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 84. In 1899 George F.
African American Men In Education
“Compassionate Role Model”Mr. Orlando E. Hazley, Jr. was born June 16, 1933, to Orlando E. Hazley and Jennie Lee Hazley in Enid, Oklahoma. He and his siblings were quite rambunctious, and his parents knew just how to reign them in; firmly andlovingly.
Family Talk
RETREAT PARENTS DO THESE 5 THINGS I know, I know. You read the title of the column and did an eye roll, right? You’ve heard this kind of thing before. Three easy steps to parenting. How to be a SuperMom or Dad.
“THESE TOUGH MEN ARE RARE”
Seems my own version of ‘tough men,’ are rarely found any more, and the modern version of tough men are weak in comparison.Politically, today the phrase characterizes a person who fights for the causes he believes will benefit his people – or likely himself.
“Better Learn to Hold your Holt”
You’ve lived long enough to have heard a bunch of tired cliches and old sayings, I know. One of Andy’s favorites from an old friend is this; “Better hold your holt.”His meaning? Hold your holt…holding on for dear life to your faith in God. No matter what you are facing.
Family Talk
Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.My Dad passed away some years ago and I still miss him every day.
“I’ll DO IT LATER... MUCH LATER”
Everyone knows how to procrastinate – including me. I decided about two months ago to write this column. Finally, today I had to force myself to sit down and begin. Why? Why do we humans put off doing what we know we need to do? From what I have observed, the animal kingdom doesn’t do that. Just us.
Family Talk
A little more graceI have a riddle for you.What is something we’ve all experienced and nearly all have heard of? It mostly means something negative but it could mean something positive. It was first heard in the 1950s but was not common until the 1970s.
