Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. T’was the Night Before Christmas, a poem by Clement Clarke Moore The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hope that Saint Nicholas soon would be there….

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com “JUST SICK AND TIRED…” Back in the ancient days of Fred Flintstone and no cell phones, when he was a young dad and a wet-behind-the-ears pastor, Andy had a habit. No, not a habit like we refer to today.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Thankful for 2020? A friend of mine recently posted a Facebook Live video in which she discussed a dilemma she faced: how to respond honestly to people when they ask “How are you?”

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com “IN A FIZZ” While working in my front yard the other day, I noticed the mailman zip past our house without stopping. Not too unusual and my only thought was, “Evidently had no mail today.”

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Handling the holidays with inlaws It’s that time of year again! No, not the holidays.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com “HOW TO SIMPLY NOT LIVE” A few years ago, we were introduced to a book titled “HOW NOT TO DIE” by Dr. Michael Greger.

Celebrating Thanksearly No, that’s not a typo. I’m suggesting we start giving thanks early this year and not wait until that famous Thursday in late November.

Boy, she sure has a sense of humor for an “older lady”. Hmm, what does THAT mean? Getting older can sometimes mean finding more funny things in life. After all, “I’ve paid my dues!” “I’ve raised my kids.” “I want to have fun.” Aging and getting older should be fun!

The North wind was about as strong as you can imagine on a bright January day, long ago on a hilltop called Highland Cemetery South of Stonewall. My wife’s Uncle Jack had died the week before and he wanted to be buried there in Stonewall. So here we all were.

United States Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) wrote the following and we agree with him 100%! I Will Do Everything I Can to Protect This Country I am mad that rioters think they can burn and trash businesses and property of hard-working Americans.