The Oldest Living Graduate

It's opening night!

The Oldest Living Graduate

by Preston Jones

March 27 - April 20, 2008

Colonel Kincaid is a crusty World War I veteran from West Texas who learns that he is the oldest living graduate of his prestigious military academy in Galveston. The Colonel stubbornly resists the plans of his wheeler-dealer son to benefit from the publicity of a public ceremony to commemorate the achievement. THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE is an extremely funny and touching Texas theatrical classic about the clash of old values with new ones.
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http://www.com.edu/theatre

Smothered in love : A bemused Floyd (Roger Stallings of LaMarque) looks on as Clarence (Jeff Coletta, Seabrook) suffers from the smothering affection of his wife Martha Ann (Robyn Lyn, Galveston) in College of the Mainland Community Theatre's production of The Oldest Living Graduate by Preston Jones running through April 20.

Col. J.C. Kinkaid (Houston's Darwin Miller) receives a snappy salute from Cadet Whopper Turnbull (Matthew Johnson, Dickinson) as the Colonel's family, Floyd (Roger Stallings, LaMarque) and Maureen (Julia Jay, Shoreacres) make preparations for a celebration with school headmaster Maj. Ketchum (Tom Carrington, Seabrook).

Col. J.C. Kinkaid (Houston's Darwin Miller) yields the phone after a short, sharp prompt from his daughter-in-law Maureen (Julia Jay of Shoreacres) in College of the Mainland Community Theatre's production of The Oldest Living Graduate by Preston Jones running through April 20. The production is a funny and touching story about a crusty World War I veteran from West Texas who learns he is the oldest living graduate of his prestigious Galveston military academy. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 409-938-1211 or 888-258-8859, ext. 345. Also, visit www.com.edu/theatre.

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finally free

I was given the greatest gift yesterday.
Joy overflows.
Everyone now knows.
Everyone can see.
There is nothing there.
No want from me.
Finally now hopefully
They will let me be.
Today I am so very grateful
So grateful to be me.
Thank you, God.
It's over.
I am so relieved.
It's finally over
I'm finally free...

:-)
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GARTH BROOKS LYRICS

"Unanswered Prayers"

Just the other night at a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had changed me
In her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

home is where your heart is...

Tomorrow my daughter comes home again! She called a few weeks back and asked if she could come for spring break. Alone. There is a situation at school she is dealing with and she needs to center herself. She needs a break... a reprieve. Some place to rest and find comfort. She asked to come home... here... to me.

At one point in my life I truly thought I lost my children. I was devastated beyond belief. I just knew my life was over. There was nothing left to save. Nothing good at all. I could not even breathe.

Today I know that my children will always need me. They will always look to me for strength, assurance, or simply a quiet place for them to think. In good times and in bad, they come home. Not to a physical or material place. Material things mean nothing in crisis. Not to their childhood address where they grew up. Not to the town they lived their entire lives.

They come home to where their mind and heart and soul says they are safe. Where they'll find comfort and rest and peace. Where unconditional love quietly holds them safely and allows them to breathe.

Home truly is where the heart is and my babies are always going to have their heart's home with me.

Amazing. I am always amazed from where I was emotionally back when my world fell apart and where God has delivered me. Hope comes in many forms - from different people, places, events, things. But one thing stays the same -

Hope is always free... and it lives inside -- inside of you and me.


"Only from the heart can you touch the sky."
~ Rumi

Harley's Angels photo shoot

Our Harley's Angels photo shoot at Brady's Landing made for a great day last Saturday! The restaurant is right on the ship channel inside the loop with a great view. They have the largest buffet I have ever seen. A table for anything you can imagine and more deserts than should be legal. All you can eat for only $14.99 and the place was packed.

I highly recommend it! Here's their link:

Brady's Landing

The shoot was a lot of fun. First time I've ever been on one. The pics are a hoot! I'm 46 years old and trying to take a pic that will help sell a calendar. Too cute... lol

Here's a few new sig pics I'll be using to help promote breast cancer awareness. I love being involved with a cause that is so very close to my heart. Especially since December and all that has happened and yet to come...

another son home!

Spring Break 2005 - Galveston, Texas


Another one of my kids has come home for spring break! Chad arrived yesterday to spend the week here with Joel. My home is filled with the activity and sounds of two young men who light up my life. It is so good to have a home filled with love and laughter!

Thank you Pam, for sharing your son with me this week. He is an amazing person. To see the two of them happy and whole and enjoying their time together is the best gift a mother can ever receive. Chad is a son in my heart to me... just as Joel is one in yours to you.

We share so much in common from our lives, marriages, children, and futures. Thank you for being there always for me these past 20 plus years. I am so very proud to know you as a true friend. Whenever you need anything, I'll be there for you... just as you have been here for me.

Btw, we've raised amazing children... you and me.... :-)