Homefolks U.S.A.
Hi folks,
Groundhog Day has just passed, Feb. 2. I sure hope the groundhog did not see his shadow in Frog Pond – or, for that matter, anywhere in Franklin County.
This winter has been a real rough one, and I will be glad to see the robins appearing and the trees budding and the grass beginning to grow. You will not hear me complaining about the hot weather that I hope is just around the corner.
We have four seasons, and that’s the way it has always been. We should be thankful and maybe quit complaining.
So many things are really hard for me to get used to – for instance, all the heavy traffic and drivers who are so rude. Give me the simple way of life, and I will be so happy – but that’s probably not going to happen. Heavy traffic, rude drivers and people addicted to a cellphone are here to stay.
Last week at a family gathering, when approximately 60 people were present, I counted the cellphone users, and 26 people were on their phones during this time.
Once I witnessed a person putting a cellphone in the casket of a departed loved one. I asked why.
“I plan on calling him every day,” was the answer. I wanted to say, “If he answers, someone is in a lot of trouble.” If we are that narrow-minded, something is really wrong in this great country.
I hope that we all can resolve to get our lives on the right track again and think about the things that are so important in our lives and the lives of our friends and family.
There is certainly a place for advanced technology, but in so many cases, I believe we are forgetting the personal service that still ranks No. 1 in the lives of so many people. Let us never forget the “general store” and the part it played in the lives of so many people. If we become a number instead of a customer, something is really wrong.
It makes me so happy to know that readers of Homefolks U.S. A. always make the remark “I love to hear about those good days” and the fun we had raising our family during that important time in our lives.
Keep reading and help me with more stories about those days when our neighbors were really neighbors, bearing one another’s burdens and praying that everything would turn out OK.
Til next time,
Your friend,
Bobby
Thought for the Day
Keep your chin up and your heart high and pray everything will be fine in the days that lie ahead.
