When you look at your quilt, here’s something I’d like you to remember… Rhythm Returns.
A few songs & poems written over the years to honor loved ones.
Mom Graduates at 50
It was standing room only in the chapel, I knelt beside my Dad. The faculty moved to one side so some guests could sit on the platform. Mom was graduating, moving a tassel. It had been a long time coming. If she were to be suitably cheered, it was up to me… “Jan Jarrell” ALRIGHT …
Meet my Parents
In the mid 1960’s, a handsome airman pursued a lovely young lady who caught his eye in the church they attended. No sooner were they married when he received orders to go overseas for a time, and his bride moved across the country to join his family while he was away. In due time, I was born there, where I …
Family Reunion
1988 – my grandfather heard this song twice, the year before he left us – it is now part of the annual traditional activities, being sung at least once every year since it was written
The First, The Last, Amen
Betty Waller Parsley Stepp, 3/10/07 – written 3 years, almost to the day, before she passed away on 3/7/10, after a long journey through Alzheimers The last time I saw her was a Grace, and Amazing… In a small country church, she rose to go forward and sing. She had done this before in her …