by John Chancellor
If you enjoy reading books that teach important lessons about life, then I have a great recommendation for you. The book is The Hero's Choice - Living from the Inside Out by Dr. Roger K. Allen.
Currently, Roger is running an Amazon.com promotion for those who buy the book in the next few days. With the purchase of the book, you get some additional resources that can be very valuable in your self-development process.
You can read more about the bonuses and how to get them here:
http://www.livebigprogram.com/heroschoice
An additional bonus is an audio program by Roger called Making Things Happen. I was provided a copy of this program for review and I can honestly say that the value of this one program is worth many times what the book cost. I have listened to this program over a dozen times and still gain new and deeper insights each time I listen to the program.
If you wish to know more about the book, here's a link to a review I wrote about the book: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LJTDQFU73H5U/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
For those who don't live in the U.S., the book is available in a Kindle version. If you don't have a Kindle, Amazon.com offers a free app which allows you to read a Kindle version on your computer.
The book costs less than $12. It's a great read, and while I'm not familiar with the other bonuses, the Making Things Happen audio program will be a valuable addition to your self-development tools. (It's in MP3 format for instant download.)
In the interest of full disclosure, I get no financial incentive for recommending this book. I believe the book is a great resource, and coupled with the audio program Roger is adding as a bonus, it's a tremendous bargain.
If you want the book with all the bonuses, act quickly before the promotion ends.
In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Is This Our Missing Gift To the School?
Check out the tile at the top of the photo which says "Class of 1958." Is this our missing gift to the school? My son and his family went to a pep rally at MHS, and he noticed the tile. It is in the gym. He remembered that we had looked for our school gift before the reunion so made this picture. Let me know what you think via e-mail!!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Through our laws, Mississippi must say ‘No!’ to such horrors
By Sandy Williams
It is the headline that has haunted my thoughts for the last several days. “More than 30 dead dogs and 6 cats found at the bottom of a ravine in Prentiss County, Mississippi.” Some had been beaten, some had been shot, some had been tortured and hanged. As I watched a news clip in horror, I saw several little puppies lying at the bottom of that ravine with their heads crushed in. How could anyone commit such a cruel and sick act of violence?
My mind keeps seeing someone or several people standing at the top of that ravine, looking down and laughing. They feel a sense of excitement, a sense of power over those helpless animals. They had done the unspeakable and they were getting away with it. What they didn’t feel was remorse. People who commit such horrible acts of violence have no conscience, and if they do it once, they will do it again.
My mind keeps thinking of the local people from that area watching the evening news and there on the screen, to their horror, is their precious pet lying at the bottom of that ravine. Days before their family dog had suddenly disappeared from the safety of their own yard. Or their home had been invaded by thieves and not only did they steal their sense of security, they took their most valuable possession, their beloved little puppy.
My mind keeps thinking of those individuals who are so disturbed and sick that they commit these unforgivable acts of violence against animals and they are not adequately punished for their crimes. How can it be that the state in which I live does not consider such acts of violence against a helpless living creature a felony?
It is a fact that individuals with a history of abuse and violence toward animals will eventually turn their rage on a human being. Every serial killer in history has had a past of abusing innocent animals before they turned to torturing and mutilating humans.
Now, I want to take your mind back to Prentiss County. As you look down into that ravine, to your horror you see a small, innocent child lying lifeless on the rocks below.
Then I want you to sit down, right now, and write or e-mail your state senator and your representative or call them personally and tell them this must be the year that Mississippi makes animal cruelty against dogs and cats a first-offense felony in our state. We are sick and tired of all of the excuses of who this law might offend. As citizens and voters in Mississippi, all we are concerned about is who this law will protect.
Sandy Williams, of Tunica, is executive director of the Tunica Humane Society. For contact information on your legislators go to ms-fact.org.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/02/05/2835484/through-our-laws-mississippi-must.html#ixzz1DIXqsXlG
It is the headline that has haunted my thoughts for the last several days. “More than 30 dead dogs and 6 cats found at the bottom of a ravine in Prentiss County, Mississippi.” Some had been beaten, some had been shot, some had been tortured and hanged. As I watched a news clip in horror, I saw several little puppies lying at the bottom of that ravine with their heads crushed in. How could anyone commit such a cruel and sick act of violence?
My mind keeps seeing someone or several people standing at the top of that ravine, looking down and laughing. They feel a sense of excitement, a sense of power over those helpless animals. They had done the unspeakable and they were getting away with it. What they didn’t feel was remorse. People who commit such horrible acts of violence have no conscience, and if they do it once, they will do it again.
My mind keeps thinking of the local people from that area watching the evening news and there on the screen, to their horror, is their precious pet lying at the bottom of that ravine. Days before their family dog had suddenly disappeared from the safety of their own yard. Or their home had been invaded by thieves and not only did they steal their sense of security, they took their most valuable possession, their beloved little puppy.
My mind keeps thinking of those individuals who are so disturbed and sick that they commit these unforgivable acts of violence against animals and they are not adequately punished for their crimes. How can it be that the state in which I live does not consider such acts of violence against a helpless living creature a felony?
It is a fact that individuals with a history of abuse and violence toward animals will eventually turn their rage on a human being. Every serial killer in history has had a past of abusing innocent animals before they turned to torturing and mutilating humans.
Now, I want to take your mind back to Prentiss County. As you look down into that ravine, to your horror you see a small, innocent child lying lifeless on the rocks below.
Then I want you to sit down, right now, and write or e-mail your state senator and your representative or call them personally and tell them this must be the year that Mississippi makes animal cruelty against dogs and cats a first-offense felony in our state. We are sick and tired of all of the excuses of who this law might offend. As citizens and voters in Mississippi, all we are concerned about is who this law will protect.
Sandy Williams, of Tunica, is executive director of the Tunica Humane Society. For contact information on your legislators go to ms-fact.org.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/02/05/2835484/through-our-laws-mississippi-must.html#ixzz1DIXqsXlG
Photo Taken by Dr. William Betts
William Betts, from Old Hickory, Tenn., took this photo and wrote this description: "Beside one another, staring at one another for more than 100 years since their birth, a saguaro cactus boldly embraces a mate at Sabino Canyon." Arizona Daily StarrSaturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Look Who I Found on FaceBook!! Ouida, Tashee & Abby
At my niece's wedding in Oxford. She had the wedding in her mother's home. It had been planned for outside, but, of course, it was raining. The home was built by our grandparents in the 1930's. My sister, Shelia, added about 2,000 sf to it. She has furnished it with family furniture, reupholstered and/or refinished, and collected over a long period of time. The home is her dream come true. It is wonderful - full of childhood memories.Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Arthur Leonard Davis Obituary
Graveside services for Arthur Leonard Davis will be held Monday, January 17 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg, MS. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Davis, 71 of Meridian, died, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at R.P. White Nursing Facility.
He was employed with Maywebb Hoisery Mill. Mr. Davis was a member of Central Baptist Church, formerly Southside. He was a Christian. Mr. Davis was a dyer at Maywebb Hoisery Mill. He was a resident of R.P. White Nursing Center for the past 18 years, where he battled Parkinson Disease. He was a 1958 graduate of Meridian High School.
Survivors include his sisters, Betty Davis Alexander of Clarkdale Community and Dorothy Davis Supac of St. Cloud, FL; several nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews; special nieces, Lisa Alexander and Cindy Alexander Weber both of Meridian. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ira Braxton Davis Jr. “Buddy”.
The family request memorials be made to Parkinson Research Foundation.
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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again.
Eternal rest, grant unto Leonard , O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Mr. Davis, 71 of Meridian, died, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at R.P. White Nursing Facility.
He was employed with Maywebb Hoisery Mill. Mr. Davis was a member of Central Baptist Church, formerly Southside. He was a Christian. Mr. Davis was a dyer at Maywebb Hoisery Mill. He was a resident of R.P. White Nursing Center for the past 18 years, where he battled Parkinson Disease. He was a 1958 graduate of Meridian High School.
Survivors include his sisters, Betty Davis Alexander of Clarkdale Community and Dorothy Davis Supac of St. Cloud, FL; several nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews; special nieces, Lisa Alexander and Cindy Alexander Weber both of Meridian. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ira Braxton Davis Jr. “Buddy”.
The family request memorials be made to Parkinson Research Foundation.
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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again.
Eternal rest, grant unto Leonard , O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Roy E. Crampton, III, Obituary
Roy Crampton, a resident of Madison, died December 28, 2010 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
He was born in Meridian, MS on September 3, 1940. He was the son of the Roy Ellis Crampton, Jr. and Bessie Mae Martin Crampton. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Charles Raymond Crampton, his brother-in law, Orrin McRee Battle and his niece, Allyson Still Gunnell.
Roy had a 37 year career with BellSouth and had postings in Tupelo, Birmingham and Jackson. He retired in 2007.
He is survived by his former wife, Laney Crampton, his sister-in-law, Janet Gunnell and husband, William, of Summit, MS, his sister-in law, Susan Battle of Summit, MS, his brother-in-law, John Cadwallader of Baton Rouge, LA, his brother-in-law, the Reverend Douglas Cadwallader of Houston, TX, his aunt, Henrietta Jones of Meridian and numerous nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held Monday, January 3, 2011 with burial to follow in the Semmes family cemetery in Meridian.
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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again.
Eternal rest, grant unto Roy, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
He was born in Meridian, MS on September 3, 1940. He was the son of the Roy Ellis Crampton, Jr. and Bessie Mae Martin Crampton. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Charles Raymond Crampton, his brother-in law, Orrin McRee Battle and his niece, Allyson Still Gunnell.
Roy had a 37 year career with BellSouth and had postings in Tupelo, Birmingham and Jackson. He retired in 2007.
He is survived by his former wife, Laney Crampton, his sister-in-law, Janet Gunnell and husband, William, of Summit, MS, his sister-in law, Susan Battle of Summit, MS, his brother-in-law, John Cadwallader of Baton Rouge, LA, his brother-in-law, the Reverend Douglas Cadwallader of Houston, TX, his aunt, Henrietta Jones of Meridian and numerous nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held Monday, January 3, 2011 with burial to follow in the Semmes family cemetery in Meridian.
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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again.
Eternal rest, grant unto Roy, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation!
We were the class of 1958, members of the Greatest Generation as well as children of the Greatest Generation. Born in 1940, we are also called members of the Traditional Generation.
Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.
Perhaps the major failure of the Greatest or Traditional Generation was the failure to instill in our children those values and traditions that our parents gave us. I read recently that generations run in cycles, and after about 70 years it all starts over. So as we celebrate our 70th year in 2010, let us pray especially for the babies in our families. May they return to the foundations upon which this country was founded and to lives centered on religious faith, family and absolute truths.
- Ouida Tomlinson -
Our childhood, post World War II, "was the best of times . . . it was the age of wisdom . . . it was the epoch of belief . . .it was the season of Light . . . it was the spring of hope . . . we had everything before us . . .we were all going direct to Heaven . . . ." (A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens.) At least, that's the way I felt about it. We were truly blessed.
Perhaps the major failure of the Greatest or Traditional Generation was the failure to instill in our children those values and traditions that our parents gave us. I read recently that generations run in cycles, and after about 70 years it all starts over. So as we celebrate our 70th year in 2010, let us pray especially for the babies in our families. May they return to the foundations upon which this country was founded and to lives centered on religious faith, family and absolute truths.
- Ouida Tomlinson -
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