fiction – The Curious Pilgrim

A Teacher Opens a Door

Sep 14, 2026

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The Curious Pilgrim — American SaintsSeptember 14, 2026 Lucy Craft LaneyApril 14, 1854 – December 23, 1933 Source: A Year with American Saints, G. Scott Cady and Christopher L. Webber, Church Publishing, 2006 I will never forget something that happened when I was about five years old. Minnie Wally patted me on the head and…

Pull Up a Rocking Chair.

Jul 29, 2026

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Family & Legacy Stories

Let Me Tell You a Story… The Path Through the Woods oey was eight years old and lived on a small farm in the rural South. The farm wasn’t much by the world’s standards, but it was the only world Joey had ever known. There were fields to hoe, cows to milk, chickens to feed,…

Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering

Jul 16, 2026

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Family & Legacy Stories

Pull up a rocking chair. Let me tell you a story. Every family has stories worth remembering. Some make us laugh. Others bring tears to our eyes. Family history is filled with the ups and downs of life, but I have learned that sometimes the downs become the very path that leads us to the…

If the World Had a Front Porch

Jul 6, 2026

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Arts That Shape Our Souls

Recently I heard a song by Tracy Lawrence called If the World Had a Front Porch. Before the first chorus ended, I wasn’t sitting in my apartment anymore. I was a little boy again on our farm in Greene County, Mississippi. The front porch stretched across the entire front of our old farmhouse on the…

In Honor of My Mother, Lelia Hilda McGill, On What Would Be Her 112th Birthday

Nov 19, 2025

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Family & Legacy Stories

On November 20, 2025, my mother, Lelia Hilda McGill, would have turned 112 years old. Though she has been gone for many years, her life, strength, and remarkable spirit continue to shape me every single day. This is my tribute to the woman who gave me life—and taught me how to live it. A Childhood…

Growing Up on a Farm in Greene County, Mississippi: The Foundation of My Life

Nov 17, 2025

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Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller

in Family & Legacy Stories

A reflection by Roy Pearson I grew up on a small farm in rural Greene County, Mississippi, during the 1950s—a world far removed from the conveniences and noise that surround us today. Ours was a life of hard work, simple pleasures, deep roots, and lessons that would quietly shape the direction of my entire life.…

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A Teacher Opens a Door

Pull Up a Rocking Chair.

Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering

If the World Had a Front Porch

In Honor of My Mother, Lelia Hilda McGill, On What Would Be Her 112th Birthday

Growing Up on a Farm in Greene County, Mississippi: The Foundation of My Life