Thanksgiving is over, and a fine one it was at the Shepherd compound as the family enjoyed an abundance of fabulous food and gave thanks to God for our many, many blessings. So, I'm late getting to my email, but one contained a brief story and a YouTube link that should not be missed. This is a good story for any day.
The video is part of an interview that was done in 1978 by Charles Kuralt, perhaps one of the greatest story-telling journalists of all time. Kuralt went to a small town, Prairie, Mississippi, where he visited with the Chandler family as they gathered to celebrate their parents 5Oth wedding anniversary. The Chandler's not only endured some of the toughest of times, but they achieved amazing success in only two generations -- from the hard life of a sharecropper couple, to a family with nine children, all college educated professionals. Through it all, the family relied on their own hard work, on each other, and their faith in God. It will warm your heart. It did mine.
Kuralt said, “Whenever I hear anything in America is impossible, I'll think of them.”
Thanks to M Ritz for sending the video link and the backstory.
Nikki
Monday, December 1, 2008
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