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My friend Judge Ken Bell has told me more than once, “Don’t go borrowing trouble.” By that he means don’t start worrying about something that hasn’t happened…
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Read more: Wellness Pioneers
Wellness Pioneers
I was watching Lou Read the directions for her new coffee maker the other day and got to thinking about how things have a way…
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Read more: Who’s Driving?
Who’s Driving?
The Sunday after the Scales-Ross Family Reunion, a small group of us went to Sandy Ridge Primitive Baptist Church. It was Daddy’s church. Our father,…
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Read more: The Twenty Percent
The Twenty Percent
By the time you read this, the 46th Annual Scales-Ross Family Reunion on Preacher Scales Road will be in the books. The folding chairs and…
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Read more: Before She was Mom
Before She was Mom
Lou and I had just arrived in Sandy Ridge for one of our regular visits when we stopped by to see Mama and Daddy. A…
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Joel Scales is a Louisiana business owner, storyteller, and lifelong observer of the people and places that shaped him. Whether writing about childhood on tobacco farm, family legends, or lessons learned the hard way, Joel captures Southern life with humor, faith, and heart.