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Goodlettsville Tennessee

Celebration

November 21, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

What a beautiful, sunny day to celebrate the life of my dear Aunt Juanita! Our trip to Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was uneventful and quick. We were there for the visitation and then the funeral. At the visitation, I renewed acquaintance with many cousins and enjoyed talking to eight of my NINE aunts and uncles. Uncle L.D., … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: aging, aunts and uncles, family, funeral procession, Goodlettsville Tennessee, respect

Long Live the Queen!

November 19, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

I knew this Queen as Aunt Juanita, for whom I was named (and for my Aunt Lola.) She was born Vivette Juanita Ralph on a farm named Vertical Plains near Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and married Tom Gilliam Hawkins not long before I was born. She was the second oldest of nine children, but was the oldest … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: dying, family, Goodlettsville Tennessee, Juanita Hawkins, Oklahoma, Ralphs

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

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