Tag Archives: Raymond Estes

A Fuzzy Gray Photo and the Fourth of July

Posted on July 2, 2011 by karenesteslowry

            I recently rediscovered a fuzzy gray photograph that has been in a well-worn old family album for as long as I can remember. The brown album cover is broken and the old black and white pictures are no longer … Continue reading →

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Pound Cake Packing Preacher

Posted on January 3, 2011 by karenesteslowry

In 2009, Oxmoor House Publishers came out with a book called Southern Living Comfort Food. The back cover of the book carried the following quote from Susan Dosier, a former executive editor at Southern Living: “Maybe a pound cake needs … Continue reading →

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The Mouse that Came Forward

Posted on December 15, 2010 by karenesteslowry

At the close of his Sunday evening sermon, my pastor dad stepped down from the raised platform at the front of the small country church to stand in front of the pulpit. As is the tradition in many churches, he … Continue reading →

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He stopped a jail break with a broom handle

Posted on November 8, 2010 by karenesteslowry

In one episode of “The Andy Griffith Show,” Aunt Bea decided it wasn’t good for Opie to hang out at the jail. She insisted Opie find somewhere else to play and when that got him in trouble, they all decided … Continue reading →

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