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Being Thankful
by ROBBIE McCOMMAS
AMID THE STORM
2020. Did you let it change you for the better? Let’s listen to stories of Hope and Thankfulness... April 24, 2020, the day Malissa Rednour, a member of Chandler Friends Church, made a video of hope while sitting on her porch swing. She told church members her husband’s jobs were still secured, and that she was looking for their blessings and enjoying time with the family at home during the wild and crazy storm. She told a story of going to the grocery store. With nothing on the store shelves, she had to rethink meals for a family of six. There, she witnessed a little man and woman appearing anxious, scared, and they couldn’t find things they needed. She said the man stopped, and lifted his voice for all to hear saying, “If we are in this grocery store shopping, then we are blessed!” (Strong faith, and perspective displayed there.) “Everyone has different circumstances,” Malissa stated, “it doesn’t matter, we are still blessed, we’re still with God and He is with us in the storm. Look for the blessings in the slower pace time. I see families cooking together, going on walks, playing games and enjoying time together.” “Find something during this quarantine time that God blessed you with and take that back to life as normal. Don’t just go back to what life was like before. You may be spending more time in prayer, reading your Bible, visiting with a spouse, checking up on friends. Find something positive that you can take back, and let it change you. Then, write a story of God’s goodness for all to read, or be retold, in 20-25 years.” Debi Mikesh Olympia, Washington ~ “In the midst of 2020: I am most grateful for my faith. I am also thankful for my kids, my job, my home, my friends through all of this. I told my kids to think of what they are grateful
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for each day, because without a grateful heart ~ this year could really be a trying time.” Carsyn Ball, 11 yrs old ~ “During the lockdown I liked spending more time with my mom and dad and sister. I also liked not going to school and all of the paperwork. Now, I enjoy going to school to see my friends.” Adler Ball, 11 yrs. old, ~ “Since corona virus I have not been able to see my friends and family, but working on the farm kept me active. Now I am very thankful to see more of my family and friends.” Mattie Ready ~ “I’m most thankful for my family. Getting to be around everyone and enjoy all of our time together in the midst of all the craziness going on in the world. I’m thankful I get to do the things I love like hunting and fishing, spending time with friends.” Karen Wells ~ “Even though this year has been trying, God is still on the throne and is aware of all that’s going on, so stand strong in Him!!!!” Tammy Hudson ~ ”I’m thankful for our freedom to worship who we want, when we want, and our freedom, to just be us. The freedom to do what we want, be what we want, go where we want. So much is taken for granted and people just need to understand all the good we have.” Mary Grace Hair ~ “I’m thankful that 2020 has reminded us that this life on earth is temporary. Things can change in the blink of an eye but the only true and steadfast on who never changes is Jesus Christ. It’s reminded me that our government officials, our doctors and medical knowledge, our freedoms and so much more are ever changing, but we can relax and know
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that Jesus is in control. He doesn’t discriminate. He forgives anyone who asks for forgiveness and accepts us as we are. I’m so thankful that in such an uncertain world we have HOPE that this world is only one we are passing through.” Karla Kalka ~ “So many things to be thankful for. I am grateful that God showed up in the midst of this pandemic and brought us to our knees. It allowed me the opportunity to refocus on what is truly important. An opportunity to be with family and love unconditionally. It allowed me the time to journal and study the word of God. It allowed me the necessary opportunity to weed out the negative things and people in my life. When I shifted my focus on humility and positivity, it allowed me to grow even during the most difficult time our nation and more specifically our local community has faced. The great Albert Einstein stated, “Learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” “2020 has allowed me to see that my glass is always half full,” says Karla. “It allowed me to accept myself as enough...being alone is not being lonely. I work more now on being a kind and humble wife, mother and grandmother. Even through the most difficult health issues, I laughed and I am grateful that I’m on this side of the sod where I can laugh. I know that I’m a giver but I wasn’t a gracious receiver. I accept now with immense gratitude the things my husband does for me...even the small things like bringing me a piece of pie from the place he had lunch. It brought to me the realization there is a little good in bad people and a little bad in good people but we are all children of God. I am grateful for being introduced to better health and immunity. This world is ever changing. I am determined to find joy in all that this life has to offer.” n
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COUNTING MY BLESSINGS by JOSH HARRINGTON
Remembering Back On a Crazy Year This last October, I turned 21 years old, and it was strange, to say the least, to celebrate the last meaningful milestone that I’ll reach as a young adult. I’m volunteer-coaching again this year for the Bristow Purple Pirates varsity football squad where I have the outside linebackers in our 3-4 defense. Somehow or another, however, the head coach, Brett Jones, talked me into waking up at 6:30 in the morning and setting aside my Tuesday nights to coach the seventh and eighth-grade football squads. As it turned out, I spent such a Tuesday night in Perkins that perfectly coincided with my birthday. You’d think that I would have realized that this would happen during the pre-season when I was looking over the schedule, but you’d be wrong because I was caught completely off-guard when it came time. Whoever coined the thought that God has a sense of humor must have had a very similar predicament to what I did that day! Along the 45-minute bus ride over, aside from doing my online homework and pestering my fellow coach, Scott Hall, I took some of that time to reflect on how my life has shaped up since I’ve been born. I reflected that I’ve lived through 21 years of the most dynamic changes in American history, given the rapid influx of technology’s advances. I counted that I’ve gone through seven years of elementary school, three years of junior high, four years of high school, and now two years of post-secondary education (I took a gap year, and I don’t recommend doing so to any young person I meet). I gathered that I’ve moved nine times, I’ve changed schools four times, I’ve travelled to 13 states (including airports, if you count them), as well as vacationing in one country outside the United States. But the 16 THE CORRIDOR MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2020
most striking thing that crossed my mind during my birthday this year wasn’t any of those statistics that I mentioned. It wasn’t the elections that I’ve lived through, nor the corona virus that has taken its toll over the course of 2020. The most striking thing to cross my mind on that bus ride was the amount of time I hadn’t spent being thankful. People are generally thankful when everything goes their way. You’ll see them walking with an extra pep in their step, holding the door open for their fellow man, and sharing their smile with the world. These are the folks that will add an extra dollar to the offering plate at church, pay for someone else’s toll at the turnpike booth, and might even buy someone else’s groceries at the store. In the Bible, 2 Chronicles 31:12 reads “ Faithfully [God’s people] brought in the contributions, the tithes and the dedicated things.” In the buckle of the Bible Belt that is rural Oklahoma, you’d be hardpressed to find a Christian who doesn’t adhere to that verse. That isn’t always the case when it comes to human nature. When life gets hard, the easy out is to call it quits and pass the blame. Everyone is guilty of it at one time or another, and I’ve felt it more and more as this year has gone by. Earlier in the year, I had my wisdom teeth removed, and I have never felt more sorry for myself; it was in the middle of a cold, dreary winter day, and I was loopy for the entire day after, and I was “hangry,” or, simply put, angry from hunger. A few months later, the corona virus made landfall in the United States, and I was mortified on the ramifications our country would encounter. Tragically, many lives have been lost and countless others have been changed for the
worse through those losses. Economically, industries have been brought to a grinding halt, and unemployment has skyrocketed. That’s not to mention the absurd partisanship to which I myself have never been subject, with candidates treating the media like a soundboard for their next trendy buzzwords. I earlier mentioned a verse from the Bible. The two Chronicles books of the Bible not only establish the genealogies of man and the histories that occupy the times, they also give due credit to confirm God’s dictation through all of it, from the creation of Adam to the split of Judah and Israel. One facet of life that I often lose sight of is that God had His plans for my life set long before the pupils of my eyes could behold them. As an Irish Roman Catholic, I’ve been raised to confess my transgressions, and, unfortunately, that list seems to be growing more and more with every year I get older. However, stopping to smell the roses from time to time and truly appreciating what I’ve been blessed with is something I don’t do enough. I’m lucky to have a staff of coaches in my hometown that entrust me with great responsibilities since they know I want to pursue a future in the field. I’m lucky to have the ability to learn at my own pace and study the degree of my choice at the university of my choosing. I’m lucky to have access to the most advanced technology to date and to use it at my whim. I’m lucky to have known the people I’ve known and seen the world as I have. I’m lucky to be healthy enough to get my wisdom teeth extracted as well as donate blood and wear a mask in public. I’m lucky to live in a constitutional republic where my
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voice is heard through my vote. Of course, I’m grateful for the state of affairs in my life, even though I don’t always show it. But shouldn’t I always show it? Referring back to the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 reads “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” This excerpt is from one of Paul’s many Epistles, with this one being sent to the Thessalonians who resided in what is modern-day Greece. The letter outlines several different facets of the early church, with one being how these adherents should live according to their new doctrine. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 doesn’t mince words on how people should approach gratitude; in fact, Paul explicitly tells them, “Give thanks in all circumstances.” This doesn’t imply giving thanks when it’s convenient for you, or giving thanks as a part of a societal reciprocation. Giving thanks is something that you should do wholeheartedly and with great fervor. I’m very appreciative that Mr. Gooch and the Corridor team have allowed me to write this article for this issue as well as the many before. I’m very grateful for the readers from across the area who read my articles, thereby giving me a platform. I’m very grateful for the town and citizens of Bristow that have fostered my growth into the man I am today. Given that November is the United States’ month for Thanksgiving, I am issuing a challenge for anyone who reads this: help someone be thankful. Walk with an extra pep in your step, hold the door open for your fellow man, and share your smile with the world. Give your contributions, tithes, and dedicated things with thanks in mind. n
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CHARLIE HICKMAN BAND When I was a kid AM radio was king. It delighted me because I suppose that’s what it was designed to do. I could hear music by Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Andy WIlliams, the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Strawberry Alarm Clock and Creedence Clearwater Revival, Burl Ives, Mills Brothers, Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand often on the same channel. Of course it mirrored the musical offerings of TV variety shows, such as the Ed Sullivan Show. On that show you saw everything from opera, to rock and roll, puppet shows, to modern dance, ballet, and trained seals. As I grew older and saw real live Oklahomans singing and performing - and acting on school stages and community theatres, it gave me a boost of enthusiasm and I felt happy and delighted to know such people personally. At some point I thought perhaps I could even be one of them! Never hurts to dream! I became familiar with regional bands via our local radio stations and through the big city radio deejays who brought such bands to town for teen dances. Then I discovered there were local people making music too! Some were friends of mine or friends of my sisters who played in garage bands. Some met with a bit of success, went on to tour for a while then settled into day jobs to raise their families. Many continued to blend week end performances with their day jobs as well. Many still do! The reason I mention this is that even though times certainly do change, nothing has changed regarding people’s innate desire to hear music or the desire to make it. As an example I visited with singer/songwriter Rigby Summer of Stillwater briefly a few weeks ago. She dropped
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by for a socially distant backyard chat as she was driving through, following a visit to KUSH radio. She’s spent this ‘pandemic year’ working on new recordings while in hopes of touring the country again next year. She’s Oklahoma based but has toured regularly hitting Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Colorado, and Wyoming and points in between. She’s a fine talent, fine voice and I’m looking forward to hearing her new work. It’s titled Dancing Alone. She says it’s a ‘sort of’ holiday album. A selection of winter cover songs produced with Kyle Reid. The title track will be released November 6, 2020 with the whole project to be released digitally on November 27, 2020. She is also planning a new work of all original material called Geography to be released next Spring.
You can find out more by visiting her website www. rigbysummer.com In the course of the conversation the subject of DaddyO’s Music store in Stillwater cropped up and since I hadn’t talked to anyone over there in a while I figured I’d drop ‘em a line. It’s kind of a hub for local musicians and musical news. They’ve long served as a resource for local pros and amateurs for instruments, lessons, strings and repairs. DaddyO’s closed through March and April this year due to the pandemic but re-opened following Stillwater’s guidelines. During the ‘closed’ time they also began selling online via Reverb.com to compensate for the loss of walk-in customers.
band consists of Tyler Nichols on lead guitar and backing vocals, Will Davis on drums, Terry Bradley on bass and backing vocals, and me on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. We just released the Trouble EP on October 2nd and we are set to get back into the studio to start working on the next project. We are still gigging as much as we can and writing new music as well. They were in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas in October, and also performed in Stillwater at Tumbleweed, opening for Austin Meade, and were back in Irving, Texas before the month’s end at a venue called Mama Tried. The new EP Trouble is all original material with Hickman writing the bulk and co-writing two End All and Tell Me Why with bandmate Terry Bradley. If I was going to describe their music I’d say that it’s as if ZZ Top went country rock. This band has matured nicely. The music has a finer edge to it and more distinctive dynamics. It’s country themed, blues-tinged rock. They’ve taken time and patience and used them judiciously to put into these latest recordings. If you like red dirt country rock, you can’t go wrong here. My favorite cut on this new collection is Tell Me Why cowritten by Hickman and Terry Bradley. Their next Oklahoma performance is set for December 12th at Grady’s 66 Pub in Yukon. The Charlie Hickman Band’s new EP Trouble can be found at iTunes and Spotify. (All of the above subjects can be found on social media). I’d like to add that I’m truly thankful for all those who follow their creative leanings to help make our world a better, more fun place to be. If you know a band or musician with ties to our area that I ought to know more about please message me at rreiley@icloud.com n
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all you Corridorians! According to Nick Gedra, who works there, a fine musician in his own right, it’s a strange time for the music business because it’s evolving so rapidly. With more time off new players have had more time to learn, advanced players have gotten better, they’re all advancing their skill levels and trading up or adding new equipment. And there are still touring musicians out there who stop in for strings, neck adjustments or just to see what’s new in their inventory. In further conversation he also told me the Charlie Hickman Band had just released a new EP titled Trouble. So I reached out to Charlie himself to get an update on the band I first heard about four years ago. They’re still based in Cushing but regularly hit the road for Texas, Kansas and other locations. This is what I learned from Charlie himself: “The band and I are doing pretty good. These days, the
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thanksgiving SURPRISE Sarah Halbert was talking to her roommate at Oaks Nursing Home. “It just doesn’t seems like Thanksgiving this year, Gracey,” she said. Sarah Halbert was talking to her roommate at Golden Oaks Nursing Home. “It just doesn’t feel like Thanksgiving this year, Gracey,” she said. “Our family has always had a big Thanksgiving celebration, but this year, with this Corona thing going, I don’t think I’ll get to be with my family at all. It’s just not going to be Thanksgiving! I won’t be home to smell the turkey and cornbread stuffing baking in the oven. Even last year, Pam picked me up from the nursing center at 7:00 am so I could help her get Thanksgiving Dinner going for the family. I made my famous buttermilk dinner rolls and baked pies in my old kitchen. You know that Pam and her family live in my old house now that I’m stuck in here. And now, because of Covid-19, they won’t even let me out of here to go home for Thanksgiving dinner! And none of my family can come in to visit me. But I am thankful my son Andrew gave me this cell phone. He says the family will “Face chime” me or something Thanksgiving afternoon. Gracey, that’s not a proper Thanksgiving at all.” Gracey listened to her friend’s rant. She understood how important family was to her roommate. She knew Sarah to be a caring friend, and she hoped she could return a little bit of the kindness Sarah had shown her since the two had become roommates the year before. But Gracey remembered last Thanksgiving; Sarah had left early in the morning and had spent the entire day with her family. Gracey had had to endure a very lonely day at Golden Oaks. Other residents had either gone to celebrate the holiday with loved ones, or their loved ones had come to visit them. In a way, at least, Sarah’s bad luck meant Gracey wouldn’t have to spend another Thanksgiving by herself. Through the years, she had always been alone for holidays. She never had, and her
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parents had passed when she was just starting out as a young school teacher. Still, she loved her friend and felt saddened that Sarah was so upset. Just then Sarah’s cell phone played a little ditty. “That’s my daughter Amber’s ring!” she said, picking up the phone. “Amber! How good to hear from you!” Sarah held her hand over the smart phone’s screen and whispered to Gracey, “Gracey, it’s my youngest, Amber.” Sarah asked her daughter how she was doing, and whether her wife Victoria was well. But Sarah was soon quiet. Amber was sharing with her that she and Victoria wouldn’t be coming to town to share Thanksgiving with the family this year. “That’s all right, dear,” said Sarah into the phone. “You and Victoria need to spend time with her family, too. They’re not gonna let me out of here for Thanksgiving anyway. But I expect to hear a full report on what Victoria’s family serves for dinner. And give my best to her folks! I love you, dear. I’ll be alright. Gracey and I will have our Thanksgiving right here.” Gracey could see sorrow on Sarah’s face. And when Sarah’s other two children called later in the day, Sarah’s mood didn’t improve. Andrew and his wife Marina had made plans to help their church deliver Thanksgiving dinners to shut-in members of their congregation. Because none of the other families would be coming home for Thanksgiving, Pam & her husband decided to rent a cabin with their kids over Thanksgiving since the pandemic hadn’t given them an opportunity to take vacation earlier in the summer. There would be no Thanksgiving celebration with Sarah’s family this year. Immediately after supper, Sarah put on her night gown and crawled into bed. Gracey inquired whether Sarah would like to watch their favorite TV program, Wheel of
Fortune; but Sarah just sighed and said she was tired. She even went to sleep without reading her Bible. That was unlike Sarah. Every night Gracey looked forward to those brief moments when her roommate read her Bible aloud and sang a verse of a favorite hymn. Sarah’s and Gracey’s room seemed very still and dark that night. On the day before Thanksgiving Day, the residents of Golden Oaks assembled in the lunchroom for their annual Thanksgiving meal. The room was decorated with fall floral arrangements and the staff had hung a large Thanksgiving banner on the wall. Thanksgiving turkey and dressing was served to everyone. Every table had been set with Thanksgiving placemats that had been hand-made by local school students. Sarah placed her hand on the placemat in front of her. A little boy named Charlie had traced around his hand to make a turkey. She felt the waxy crayon marks on the paper. How she would miss seeing littles for Thanksgiving! She leaned towards Gracey who was seated beside her and said, “This is nice, but I sure wish I could hug my loved ones! I’m just having trouble feeling thankful this year.” Gracey returned to the room ahead of her roommate. Sarah had an appointment to have her hair done in the nursing center’s beauty salon. She had said to Gracey, “I’m wasting my time since I won’t be seeing the family for Thanksgiving, but I always have my hair done for the holiday. It won’t be Thanksgiving, but at least I’ll look like it’s Thanksgiving.” When she entered the room, Gracey spotted Sarah’s cell phone on the bedstand. “I wonder…” Gracey said to herself. She picked up Sarah’s phone and accidentally hit a button on the screen. The phone instantly called one of Sarah’s children. “Oops!” cried Gracie, throwing the cell phone on to Sarah’s bed. But Gracey’s sharp teacher hearing heard a female voice answer the call, “Hello, hello… Mom? Is that you?” Gracey shared with Pam just how depressed Sarah was about the prospect of not celebrating Thanksgiving with her family. “Pam,” she said. “Your mother didn’t even say her nightly prayers last evening. I think your family needs to do something!” Gracey managed to end the call and replace the phone where she had found it. On Thanksgiving morning, Sarah awoke to the sun streaming into the room. Gracey was still asleep. Sarah picked up her Bible and carried it to the window and sat in the rocker her family had given her for her birthday. She ran her fingers along the armrest of the chair and couldn’t help thinking about her loved ones. “I won’t be seeing y’all today, my precious ones, but I thank the Holy One for each and every one of you!” she said aloud. Before she knew it, her fingers opened her Bible to Psalm 147. She read aloud, “Praise the LORD. How good it is
to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise… Sing to the LORD with Thanksgiving.” And she began to sing,
“Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, in whom the world rejoices, Who from our mother’s arms, has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.” Gracie awakened to the sound of Sarah’s beautiful voice. When Sarah had finished, Gracey got out of bed and put an arm around her friend. “It really is Thanksgiving Day!” she said, a tear running down her cheek. Together, they drank in the Holy One’s love. Later that morning, Sara asked Gracey if she was ready to head to the lunchroom for the noon meal. Gracey answered, “Well, we could go down there if you want to, but I think Thanksgiving is blossoming outside our window.” Gracey pointed to the window and Sarah threw both hands over her mouth. “No! Not really!” exclaimed as her son Andrew and her grandson set up a table right outside their window. Pam greeted her mother, “Happy Thanksgiving, Mom! It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without sharing it with you. Amber and Victoria spread a tablecloth and waved at Sarah. The rest of the family carried the Thanksgiving feast and spread it out on the table. They had brought lawn chairs and Andrew was ready to carve the bird. “Mom,” he said, “we got permission to hand you your plate through the window! It’s Thanksgiving after all.” Gracey watched her friend delight in the family, but she felt a bit like she was intruding on their family time. She was just trying to sneak out of the room, when Sarah grabbed her shoulders and spun her around. “Gracey,” she told her friend. “It’s Thanksgiving! And you are an important part of my family! Come, meet everybody!” Sarah led Gracey to the window and the entire family began to sing the Doxology. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow…” n
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The Skip THAT ENVELOPED MY HEART by JOE GOOCH
Growing up with a brother twelve years older and another fourteen years older, I was always told that big boys do not cry. Like everyone else I try to hold back tears, but we all know it is not always possible.
The birth of my children – I cried. The loss of my mother and other loved ones – I cried. Reaching the age of seventy-one I now have an image imbedded in my mind that nearly always makes me cry. There is no erasing the image. However, there is a thankful story to tell. This story begins a few years ago when our daughter’s children were either in school or graduated from high school. She became bored, wishing she had something to do to fill up her spare time. She loves children, as you can image having six of her own. She decided she wanted to assist in any way that she could with children that needed loving homes. The Department of Human Services needed social workers. She was a perfect fit with DHS. She began at first volunteering her time and helping with a summer camp for DHS children called Royal Family Kids Kamp. She found this work extremely rewarding yet incredibly challenging, to say the least. She came to mentor a young teenage girl and in the process met this little girl’s younger
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Drawing by PAM CLEMENT sister and brother. These three children were removed from their home with their mother, and later removed from the home of the father and placed in shelters. My wife, Judy, received a call from our daughter asking her to come to a Christmas party for the children in 2009 and again in 2010. She enjoyed this experience very much and loved meeting and spending time with the children. Several people along The Corridor donated gifts and cash to make the Christmas incredibly special for these young children. Judy mentioned to me several times this one little boy that just won her heart. There is nothing more enjoyable to me than playing with my grandchildren or watching their sporting events. I selfishly enjoy deer hunting and cannot live without a regular golf outing with my buddies and family. January of 2011 was bitterly cold and difficult to do anything outdoors. One Saturday Judy asked, “Would you go with me to Oklahoma City today and take an eight-year-old little boy to lunch at McDonald’s? He is in a shelter and is allowed day outings with approved people. His name is Dakota, and he just loves the McDonald’s indoor play area.” I did it. I enjoyed it and did not think much more about it. The following Saturday morning Judy again went and picked up the frail, blond headed little boy. Once in the car Dakota said, “My head hurts right here.” When Judy pulled over to look, she found bruises on his body, and asked what had happened. He replied, “The bigger boys beat me up.”
It was reported and corrected. Dakota’s day outing was spent at our house. We warmly bundled him up and let him sit on my lap while he drove our golf cart all over the yard. Yes, I was getting hooked, and yes, this is getting difficult to write. I was asked how I felt about being a foster parent for this little boy. We learned he could be released from the shelter to our care if we underwent training established by DHS, subject to our being approved. My feelings were strongly against this. I felt people looked down on foster parents. I felt Judy and I at 62 years of age were too old to be caring for or raising an eight-year-old. I felt this would obligate me and steal my personal time. Even though I felt all these things, I wanted him to smile and laugh and enjoy time in our home with us. More than that, I wanted to help this little boy in any way that we could. I wanted to give him a chance at life. Even at my age I wanted to play games with him and let him sit on my lap while I told him story after story! On our next day’s visit, I sat in the parking lot as Judy went inside to sign him out. As they came out the door, Judy and Dakota walked down the sidewalk. This image will forever be imbedded in my mind. I cannot keep from shedding tears. Dakota, with a huge smile, happily skipped to the car and into my heart. Just as it was for our daughter, the feelings were greatly rewarding. However, 2011 was particularly challenging with difficult adjustments in the lives of Joe, Judy, and Dakota. During the learning struggles Dakota would get so frustrated he would walk around the yard mad and venting, while Judy and I would watch him out the windows to be sure he was safe. I can only imagine the fear in his little heart from so many changes. Dakota and I fished a lot in the summers. We played golf and deer hunted each fall. He received a BB gun for his 9th birthday in September, as things kept improving at school. Dakota’s sisters are in a wonderful foster home not far away and he gets to spend quality time with them. He loves them dearly. And life continued to get better each day. Exactly eleven months later, Judy and I adopted Dakota on my birthday December 30. Our entire family has accepted and loves Dakota, just as he does them. At the adoption hearing, the judge granted Dakota’s request of changing his name to Dakota Joe Gooch. This article is a reprint from February 2012, and without a doubt the toughest article I have ever written. How many times in your life have you heard this cliché? Everything happens for a reason. Only eleven months after the adoption, Dakota and I lost Judy on December 9, 2012 to a massive stroke. Thank God I have Dakota, who just turned 18. He knows I take care of him but has no idea how he inspires and moves my everyday life. And though l cannot conceive anything happening in my life that could be more difficult than the past nine years; I give thanks for the blessings of Judy, family, and Dakota. n
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“WHAT!?” Delilah exclaimed; all air gone from her lungs. She plopped down on the nearest chair at the kitchen banquette. “I hope this isn’t your idea of a joke.” Dooby half-shrugged and rolled his eyes. After being missing in action for a week and presumed dead, Eli and Dooby had finally returned to the Royal Flush Ranch amid a thunderstorm, which had taken out the electricity. Now, Delilah, Joel, Dooby, Eli and Delilah’s father, Buford, stood in the candle lit kitchen. “You brought Abigail here?” Delilah demanded as she sprang from her chair, grabbed the candle on the table, and stormed toward the living room. “Had to,” Eli said regretfully, following Delilah down the darkened hall. “Where is she now?” Buford asked, stepping behind Eli. Though Abigail had caused immense misery and pain to her family, and disgraced the Beauregard family name, all with little or no remorse or thought for her children, parents, siblings or other members of the tribe, Delilah suspected Buford was nonetheless concerned about his niece. “She’s in the apartment,” Dooby offered, joining the others. Delilah stopped in the middle of the living room, placed the candle on the coffee table, and spun around. Her fists were perched on her hips, her jaw was set, and her cheeks were ruby red with ire. “You. Brought. Her. HERE?” Delilah growled. “Now, Sugar,” Buford began gently, raising a placating hand to Delilah. Delilah countered by raising her index finger. “No, Daddy!” she exclaimed. “You have no idea what she has done, or what she’s capable of. And I’m not talking about her involvement in the Mrs. Wrigley operation. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.” Joel had joined the crowd, and settled in on the wingback chair, while Dooby made himself comfortable on the sofa. Buford and Eli stood
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side by side behind the sofa facing Delilah who was still standing in the middle of the room. “I don’t understand,” Delilah continued, practically pleading. “Why here? Why couldn’t she have just been left in the custody of the people who had her in the first place? Or let her go on her own? And don’t say for her protection. She could have been protected anywhere else than here just as well I’m certain. Why here?” “Because I know things they want to know,” Abigail said cynically as she stepped around the corner, and into the living room. Eli, Buford, Dooby, and Joel turned quickly to find Abigail holding her left hand out to her side and examining her nails. It certainly did not appear that she had been roughing it. Her five-feet, six-inch, slim frame was draped in an off-white, pressed, linen pant suit, not a light brown, highlighted hair out of place, and makeup perfect. “I told you to stay in the apartment,” Dooby said. “So glad to see you, Uncle Buford,” Abigail said, totally ignoring Dooby’s comment. She stepped up to her uncle, stretched on tip toe, and kissed his cheek. “You had us quite concerned earlier,” Abigail continued, and she sashayed into the room, aware that all eyes were upon her. Then she lowered herself onto the sofa, slowly and dramatically like some majestic cat. “Well, you had them concerned, I should say.” She motioned to Dooby and Eli. “They were not expecting to see your rented
Explorer when they sent their little drone in the air. What a scramble that was.” “So that was your drone we saw earlier?” Joel asked Eli, but he was looking at Delilah. “That’s a relief. We were afraid it might be someone from the Mrs. Wrigley camp.” “That’s exactly what Laurel and Hardy here,” Abigail said indicating Eli and Dooby. “Thought about Uncle Buford’s Explorer.” Delilah stood, stock still, her arms crossed in front of her, the look of pure incredulity on her face. “You’ve got some nerve,” Delilah said, shaking her head. “Oh, dear cousin,” Abigail said. “Where are your manners? Surely you want to hear about our riveting adventure.” Dooby chuckled and looked over his shoulder at Eli who groaned and moved to the chair at the oak desk. It sounded like he said “you don’t” under his breath, but Delilah couldn’t be sure. “You wanted to know why they didn’t leave me where they found me,” Abigail continued. “We’re supposed to be dead. All three of us. That was the only way they could pull off this magnificent ruse.” “The whole idea was to establish an electronic trace of our actions, with our cell phones, our credit cards, etcetera,” Dooby said. “When we got to D. C., we got the rental car, checked into the hotel, put our belongings in our rooms, and then made contact with my associate at the
ISN, who’s been working undercover.” “The ISN?” Delilah asked. “The International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau,” Joel contributed. “Right,” Eli said with furrowed brow. “The guy’s in the Arms Control Division. They made the connection between the Mrs. Wrigley operation and the illegal arms traffic, and they’ve been investigating that angle for over a year.” “Wait,” Delilah said, shaking her head, and raising her hands as though in surrender. “I thought they were trafficking . . . uh . . . computer chips with military secrets.” “It’s all connected,” Abigail said. “They use the money they make from the computer chips or gemstones to purchase the weapons.” “You mean you,” Delilah said. “You said they. ‘They use the money’. But they is actually you.” “The thing is, the Mrs. Wrigley operation has infiltrated practically every branch of U. S. intelligence agencies,” Dooby said. “Including the agency detaining Abigail.” “We hadn’t even made it to D. C. yet, when we got word that Patty had ordered Abigail terminated,” Eli said. “So, we knew we had to get in, and get her out as quickly as possible, if we had any chance of getting information.” “Who was the third man?” Buford asked. Dooby exchanged a troubled look with Eli. “How did you know?” Dooby asked. “Senator Clark,” Buford replied. “He was able to get
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access to a closed circuit recording of your extraction. Though the only thing that was clear was that it was three men.” “Well, that’s a relief,” Dooby said. “Suffice to say it was one of the few people we could trust. He actually set us up with a vehicle, cash, clothes.” Again, Eli and Dooby exchanged a look, only this time it was more a look of exasperation. “Was that a problem?” Joel asked. “Y’all looked at each other like it was a problem.” “Not everyone liked the wardrobe selections made for them,” Eli said. “Here we go,” Abigail drawled. “Or the mode of transportation,” Dooby said. “Not to mention the inadequate lodgings, and subpar sustenance. Wasn’t that what she called the food?” Eli said. “All the way here,” Dooby said. “Well forgive me for having somewhat higher standards,” Abigail cried. “I mean really! If you think I’m going to camp in the woods, or lay in one of those pitiful, bug infested excuses for a bed you find in those cheap roadside motels, you can just think again. I am doing them a favor after all.” “How do you work that out?” Delilah challenged. “They saved your life. You’d have been killed.” “I’m giving them all the information they need to take down some of the most infamous criminals in recent his-
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tory,” Abigail sneered. “The least they can do is accommodate me in the manner to which I’ve become accustomed.” A thought had just occurred to Delilah. Abigail was going to walk free. Once again, as had always been the case in Abigail’s life, she was not going to be held responsible for her actions. She found herself quite without breath. “ What are you getting out of this?” Delilah asked. A malicious smile inched across Abigail’s face. She looked to her side at Eli. “I told you she’d get to this eventually,” Abigail laughed. “I just didn’t think she’d get here so quickly.” “What?” Delilah demanded. Abigail stood and sauntered over to the desk to stand by Eli. “I get what every good witness who turns state’s evidence gets. A new identity. A new life,” Abigail said, so pleased with herself it was almost scandalous. “In the meantime, I get to spend a lot of time being interrogated by lover boy.” She reached out her arm and touched Eli’s shoulder. “And he does like his interrogating.” “Someone get this broom rider out of my house, before I do,” Delilah said in a low growl. Eli jerked away from Abigail’s touch and Dooby and Joel sprang to their feet. Buford made a quick move around the sofa toward Delilah.
“Okay, time for you to go to the apartment,” Dooby said, hastily advancing to apprehend Abigail. Sixty seconds later Abigail was being escorted out the back door, and Delilah was demanding that other arrangements be made for her cousin. She did not want her cousin on the ranch. At all! She warned Eli that Abigail’s chances of survival would be far greater on the outside than they would be if she stayed on the ranch in her, Delilah’s presence. She warned that 320 acres was a “good deal of land to be burying someone” should she stay. Eli countered, pleaded with the reasons Abigail needed to stay. Finally, in a desperate move, he turned to Buford for backup. Are you crazy, Son?” Buford said, sounding much like Foghorn Leghorn. “There’s no way. I’m counting on her taking care of me in my old age. She’s the only thing standing between me and the nursing home from hell. You’re on your own.” n
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