December 24, 2018Busy, Great, and Crappy Year This year started off pretty good. In January, Christopher had his 23rd birthday and I received the Royal Arch degree in the York Rite….
November 4, 2018Sons of the American Revolution As of November 1, 2018, I am a formal member of the John Sevier Chapter of The Sons of the American Revolution. Now, it…
August 21, 2018Team Rubicon I have discovered a pretty remarkable organization called Team Rubicon. The organization focuses on disaster response and is absolutely free to those recipients of…
July 29, 2018Rough Weekend Wow! What a rough weekend! This past Friday, something happened that would change my life. To stop speculation, I am still married, everyone still…
May 29, 2018RIP Cheri At approximately 7:10am, on Friday morning, May 25, 2018, my mother-in-law, Cheri Lynn Cox Miller Payne, went to be with the Lord. Here’s her…
May 22, 2018Her fight is almost over On June 27, 2017, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with a tumor on her pancreas that we, later, found out to be cancer. She has…
April 23, 2018So Much Going On Wow, where to start? How about a list… here we go… Melissa’s mom has had rough time, but is very much still alive and…
April 14, 2018AEKΔB to my Son On April 6, 2018, I initiated my son, John, into the Kappa Mu chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. I was so nervous because…
February 9, 2018Legacy On January 9, 1993, I was initiated into the Alpha-Iota Chapter (UT Chattanooga) of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Today, John officially received his bid…
January 15, 2018God Has a Plan Today, I hurt for my sweet sister. She, her husband and her children are all alive and well, but she lost her job. If…