Football season is upon us, and there will be times that fans may disagree with a call, play, or even a player. Below is a poem, author and title unknown, that says perfectly what every fan should hear before taking the stands for a high school or junior high football game.
There is a song that came out in 1991 by Country music star Garth Brooks. The song, entitled The River, equates life to a flowing river, ever changing and always moving.
While gas prices nationwide dropped below $4 per gallon average last week, the state boasts the lowest prices in the country at an average of $3.49 — 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA Texas.
The steady sound of the engine was soothing to my uneasy mind. The dark of night was lit with stars and the occasional flash of the headlights beaming the road signs going past. I rested my head on the window as I tested my strength against the confining laces of the straight jacket. The Thorazine shots were holding me from fighting yet loosening its grip on my mind, somewhat. I tried to verbalize with the two deputies from the sheriff ’s department. They had little interest in what I was saying. This infuriated me and I let them know about it for a little while, verbally berating them for a mile or two.
A few years ago, I sat through a church service that stirred my spirit greatly. It wasn’t the words to a sermon, though my then pastor Tommy Earl Burton brought a great message. It wasn’t a Sunday School lesson or anyone’s testimony. It was a trumpet and a piano.