HONEY HARVEST 2016

MY MAN

PRESIDENT

have you ever wondered the value of your existence?

of course we all have value and we all have our own sphere of influence

I just wonder sometimes if we realize the power that lies in the story of our lives

this man....is very smart.  

He graduated first in his class in junior high and high school

he was the class president

he went on to college, working his way through...

while he was attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock, he worked at the sports hall the entire time

and came home to Spearman in the summer to work at First National Bank

just out of college he was hired as a teller at Amarillo National Bank where he worked for 6 months

and then began his lifelong career at First National Bank in Spearman

from the time I have known him

he has had goals

structured, well planned, 

he wrote his life goals when he was in the 8th grade

he never ever stopped

planning, thinking, wanting and working

and along the way he has made many many friends

I know he has made a few enemies...he is not perfect...but

he is honest and fair and good

he is a teacher

his example is simple

work

toward

the

things

you

desire

in 

life

and 

they 

will 

become

yours

and then.....

apologize when you need to

and above all else

share

LONG LINE OF LOVE

This Henry came to America as a young boy and became a farmer in Ochiltree County Texas,

he married Pauline "Pauly"

This Henry came to Bokchita Oklahoma Indian Territory, as a young boy by way of

TRAIL OF TEARS

he married Phoebe Onie

this Henry

 turned one on February 26

and is sitting on the ground where his family has farmed for over 100 years

 in a room full of young and old

while he was eating his tractor cake

each stood in turn to say who they were and how they were related to Henry

as we all stood to salute Henry on his big day

I couldn't help but wonder if 

Henry Benton

and 

Henry Pshigoda

were talking a few things over... 

namely... how in the world did their separate lives all those years ago...

become woven into 

one little boy named

Henry