As a reminder from my earlier blogs, my family sharecropped on H’s farm in Lincoln County, Mississippi for 5 years. We were neighbors to Lamar Smith who was gunned down on the Lincoln County courtyard in Brookhaven, Mississippi August 13, 1955. The gunman was never prosecuted. It was very easy for a White person to […]
The first home I lived in was across the road from our church. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior around ten years of age. A revival was in progress. The church was poorly lit with oil lamps. The minister was preaching a fire and brimstone message, as most did back then. I went […]
I can recall from a child up to age 15, three reoccurring events in which I was the happiest: going to church on Sunday, gathering wild fruits on the farm lands and freedom to roam about. I will write about them in three different blogs. Starting with freedom to roam about. Being the oldest boy […]
As sharecroppers it was our responsibility to take care of the crops from tilling the fields to harvesting them. That included planting, keeping the weeds out, and protecting the crops from insects. Often the landlord hired outside help to get all the work done. The major crop was cotton, but corn and watermelons were also […]
As written in previous blogs, my mother’s family were sharecroppers owning nothing but personal belongings. In contrast, my dad’s family, living only eight miles away, owned their land. My mother’s family hired themselves out to other farmers to make money. My dad’s family sold their crops, kept the money and also hired themselves out to […]
I was born and raised in Lincoln County, Mississippi near a rural community with 2 general stores called Caseyville. My mother was a single parent. My family was sharecroppers who lived in a house on the owners farm. The Lamar Smith family was neighbors. The Smiths own their land as most blacks did in the […]
If I had been familiar with the basic components of my blood work (such as red blood count and hemoglobin), I may have received an earlier diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. Have you have had a similar occurrence that could be a blessing to someone now or in the future? It is very important for me […]
God’s word assures us that we do not have to fear because He is with us.
On October 30, 2013, I was diagnosed with stage 2 Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells. The options for treatment provided to me were chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant. Faith in God gave me immediate hope in survival from this disease. I saw God work through me, the prayers of family, church, friends […]