Our pop was a special and unique type of guy… Growing up with both parents in the home seemed natural– as most kids that I was familiar with did have two parent homes. As our society and family structure have changed, I know in retrospect how important these two pillars of family structure were. My dad had…

Here is a continuation of the tale of Verner Mae & her family, continued from … A Beginning (click here to read Part 1) …a tale of faith expanding proportions Verner Mae did eventually locate her mother who had abandoned her at age 13 years. But let me set the prospective for this rosetta stone of my…

Dear Family:   I am sure that many of you like me find it more difficult to keep important dates related to our nuclear family in clear distinction as father time takes back that which we were once blessed with– youth!!!   Here is a small way to try to fill the void.   Tom…

Meet the Randal Family! Top row: Janice and Raphael Bottom row: Jordan, RJ, and Joshua

On September 12, 1903 Mr Frank Scott, Sr and his spouse, Ms. Martha Collins-Scott observed the home birth of their sixteenth of seventeen children and named him Frank Jr. Because of birthing complications, only eight of the total pregnancies survived.  Early life in rural Hale County by all accounts was hard and disappointing but Frank…