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Sir, did you pay with a card? Hearing this being shouted in the Kroger parking lot as I put my last bag of groceries into the truck, I turn and push my buggy to the buggy return section. Turning …
Sir, did you pay wit…
Sir, did you pay with a card? Hearing this being shouted in the Kroger parking lot as I put my last bag of groceries into the truck, I turn and push my buggy to the buggy return section. Turning back around, I hear it again, Sir, did you pay with a credit card? Here comes a clerk walking very quickly in my direction. Oh, this is the lady who helped me weigh and scan my spaghetti squash. I’m sorry are you talking to me? Yes, did you use your credit card to check out? Yes. Well, it didn’t go through. Can you come back in and try again? Oh sure, sorry. Walkin…
Joey Havens
September 20, 2023
CeCe and I are so blessed to be on one of our bucket list trips this week. We are on day two in Alaska as we sit beside a blazing campfire on the Kenai River. Now if you are from Mississippi or an…
CeCe and I are so bl…
CeCe and I are so blessed to be on one of our bucket list trips this week. We are on day two in Alaska as we sit beside a blazing campfire on the Kenai River. Now if you are from Mississippi or anywhere in the southeast in August, the thought of the campfire alone is enough to make you dream. The river is quietly flowing by with its radiant aqua color and gurgling music. A sockeye salmon breaks the water from time to time. The sky is full of broken clouds with sunlight peeking through. The wind is soft and just enough to put goosebumps on your arms. I’ve always felt God’s pre…
Joey Havens
September 13, 2023
Last week, I shared about our loss of “Happy,” CeCe’s mom. The funeral service and celebration of her life was in Natchez, MS, her home for the first 78 years. We traveled the two hours on a Fri…
Last week, I shared …
Last week, I shared about our loss of “Happy,” CeCe’s mom. The funeral service and celebration of her life was in Natchez, MS, her home for the first 78 years. We traveled the two hours on a Friday afternoon and checked into Dunleith Historic Inn, where we stayed for the Saturday morning services. As CeCe and I checked in, I also booked a room for Father Albeen, who was traveling down from Jackson to conduct the funeral services for Happy. The family was gathering at another house close to downtown for dinner and an evening of sharing stories about Happy. We had been at the family eve…
Joey Havens
September 6, 2023
Sadly, CeCe lost her mom, Ruth (Happy) Cole, 84, on August 7th. You may have met Happy in some of our past stories, as she was quite the personality. Her nickname, Happy, is one that was well-earned a…
Sadly, CeCe lost her…
Sadly, CeCe lost her mom, Ruth (Happy) Cole, 84, on August 7th. You may have met Happy in some of our past stories, as she was quite the personality. Her nickname, Happy, is one that was well-earned and deserved. Happy lived her life, her dash (our time in this life — our legacy and how we impact others’ lives) in such a way that she was loved and known for two legacy attributes that might make all of us envious and reassess how we are living our lives. Happy was known for her smile. It was almost as if she was born with a smile because she always smiled regardless of the situation. Hav…
Joey Havens
August 30, 2023
“Just a second,” says our ten-year-old granddaughter, Dabs. I’m shuffling the Uno cards as we are keeping three of our grandkids for three nights before the start of the school year. On my le…
“Just a second,”…
“Just a second,” says our ten-year-old granddaughter, Dabs. I’m shuffling the Uno cards as we are keeping three of our grandkids for three nights before the start of the school year. On my left is Shealy Kate, eight years old, who lives in Natchez, MS; on my right is Dabs’ brother Sully, 6. We are setting up for our nightly Uno challenge, and Dabs is occupied on her iPad. I notice Sully is leaning over towards me with his hand cupped on the side of his mouth, trying to whisper to me. “Pops, that means it’s going to be several minutes.” “Really?” “Yeah, every …
Joey Havens
August 23, 2023
