Congratulations to my grandson, William Dale Dukes (Junior) and Caitlin Danielle (Kat) Benson, who were united in marriage Oct. 13. Kat is the daughter of Tiffany Clark Houston of Charleston. Attending were the sister of the bride, Sydney Blair Benson; brother of the groom, Waylon Dukes, Holly and children, Haven Rose and Waylon Jr. Dukes (Dub); and Aunt Angela Dukes. Officiating the ceremony was uncle of the groom, Patrick Dukes. The ceremony was at the “5 Roses.”
Christian love and sympathy to Sadie Harper, who lost her sister, Betty Mayes. Betty passed away at age 86. She will be laid to rest Thursday at Forest Hill South Cemetery.
Audree Dukes, daughter of Jimmy Dukes, Lesleigh Deford and Destiny Dukes, won 7th grade “Most Beautiful” at Grenada school.
George Payne Cossar State Park will host “Blues on the Water,” a singing event, this Sunday the 25th.
Diane Dukes visited with her sister, Barbara Parker, and niece, Shelia McNutt, in Greenville recently.
My great-grandson, Bradley Fred Holliday, was baptized on Oct. 18 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada. His parents are Brad and Francesca Garripoli Holliday. We are all so very proud of Bradley!
Faye Hartley reported that Friday, her employees at GranCare gave her a birthday party. It was so much fun. Friday night, Kristie Hartley carried Faye and Mark Hartley and Tyler Welch to Sardis for supper at the seafood restaurant. On Sunday, Nathan Hartley, Kristie Hartley and Tyler Welch cooked lunch for Faye. Those attending besides them were Rowland, Mary Brett and Mclendon Hartley. There was lots of delicious food, gifts and fellowship. Faye said she has had a great weekend.
Sunday afternoon, your writer and David had a surprise visit from my sister, Ann Hudson, and our daughter, Donna Garripoli. We had so much fun just being together.
“From hotter than Dixie to cool in a day, we have experienced some crazy dry weather,” said Martha Box. “But, hey, it is passing so fast that by the time I put out fall décor, Christmas is already rushing in!”
Martha Box said she enjoyed a visit from brother Ronnie Wortham and she misses him already. She sent a lot of stuff back to Texas for his grands. Martha said her sister Joyce, brother Jesse and she will try to find something to do. Martha is still enjoying coffee breaks with Linda and Harvey Darby, Kenny Parker and sometimes Jerry Walton and Ricky Dunn and invites others to “come join us and talk.” Martha said Bro. Tommy Darby at Willow Springs Assembly of God sure shared the message of Jesus Sunday morning, offering strong encouragement through the Spirit and Scriptures to save souls from hell, and for Christians to be more than churchgoers by way of sharing love and encouragement to salvation.
Freda Weir spent Friday with Avery Beardain at Bull Bottom Farms and had a wonderful time.
Lauri McCullar of Oakland and Melissa Morris of Senatobia enjoyed a weekend of camping and metal detecting.
Celebrating birthdays this week are Alisha Pittman on the 22nd; Sheila Jackson and Mackayla Murphree, my sweet young friend from Brandon, on the 24th; and Mike Crawford, Patsie Tillman and Ella Hubbard Guest on the 26th. I pray you all have a wonderful time celebrating your special day!
Recipe of the week: Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Sticks
Ingredients:
1 bag (12 oz) thick pretzel sticks
1/2 cup melted butter
1 egg white
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk melted butter, egg white and vanilla together. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat pretzels with butter mixture, then cinnamon sugar. Bake 15 minutes, stirring halfway through. Cool completely before serving.
Thought for the day: When I was young, I used to hope that I would wake up looking beautiful. These days I just hope I wake up.
