Lifestyles

They acted like newlyweds
Though they’d been married forty years
They’d hung onto each other
Through the laughter and the tears

As I sit here drinking my oh so favorite beverage, coffee, on this very early morning, I’m reflecting on what a whirlwind the last few years have been for us.

Valentine’s Day has come again to the High Plains and Arkansas Valley of Southeastern Colorado. In recognition of this love-filled day we dug up one of our favorite Long Time Gone articles written by Priscilla Waggoner five years ago—in February of 2019.

There’s terrifying and then there’s Terrified.

It was snowing hard, the way it almost never does anymore, and I decided I needed to go for my walk, heedless of the weather.

These are the prayers that overtake my heart and soul for you.

I guess you could call him a cross between Crocodile Dundee and Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom. Lloyd Brown has led an interesting and exciting life wrangling critters outside of his normal cattle and horses.

It’s cold outside today. And I have a cold.

Time has passed—The clock has ticked
We’re starting a year brand new

I was tired.

The old man and his grandson
Sittin’ in a reclinin’ chair
A place of close contentment
They spent time together there

The night is dark— as the herders sleep
Trusting in—the dogs to keep

This original piece was written in 2018 and defined the Lamar Holiday Basketball Tournament in all its glory. Unfortunately, the tournament was forced to take a leave of absence in December of 2020, but was generally back, if not hesitantly so, last year 2021.

The old man settin’ there on the porch
His hair and mustache white
The young man with a pencil and pad
Lookin’ for a story to write

For over 60 years, Eads, and specifically the United Methodist Church in Eads, was the home to the annual Christmas Cantata. Tommy and Philomene Liesen directed the multi-community choir for most of those years.

Last week I cited some of the somewhat disturbing trends I have found in our culture. I made it known I assumed that, while they were problematic to me, I would understand if no one else seemed troubled by them.