Christiansen's Comments
published in Hinds County Gazette April 25 2013
John and I moved to Edwards in
1987,
Inez Lee, was my very first Edwards friend. Back in those days Miss Inez was delivering the Clarion Ledger newspaper around Edwards. Miss Inez was out early every morning, she had her finger on the pulse of Edwards, she was one of the first in town to know who was sick, who needed help, and who had died…Black and white she knew everybody. Inez is one of the kindest people I have ever known.
Inez Lee, was my very first Edwards friend. Back in those days Miss Inez was delivering the Clarion Ledger newspaper around Edwards. Miss Inez was out early every morning, she had her finger on the pulse of Edwards, she was one of the first in town to know who was sick, who needed help, and who had died…Black and white she knew everybody. Inez is one of the kindest people I have ever known.
Miss Inez is 92 now, I saw her at
the Edwards Fellowship Club last Tuesday, she had on a beautiful pink blouse, cute
as a button she was, and an absolute
delight, Miss Inez kept the conversation bubbling at our table that is for sure.
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| Miss Inez |
The very next day, Inez fell and
broke her hip; she has had surgery, but physical therapy is ahead. I told you
that, to ask you this, please pray for Miss Inez Physical therapy is not comfortable.
Inez was my first friend after
coming to Edwards…. Doug Beard, he does
not know it, but he is my NEW BEST friend.
This is not the first time Doug has
been my best friend. The spring after
John died and I just finished chemo…I needed a new string trimmer, I wanted to
know who I would be looking at if it needed fixing, so I went to Doug.
Doug informed
me I could buy one a lot cheaper just about anywhere, and he advised me it was
heavy. Bless him he tried hard not to
sell me one. I guess he didn’t think I
was strong enough yet to handle a trimmer…
I kept insisting until I finally wore him down a bit…Doug said he would
put one together, I was to come back later and he would see if I could start
it.
I left there, on the way back home
I called my friend Emily Dear, put her on notice that she might have to call Doug and testify on my
behalf…”You tell Doug I am well! And I am strong!”
Later that afternoon I went back to pick up my
brand new machine…Sure enough I could start it…On the first pull! But he still
would not sell it to me!!! He insisted I take it home and try it…he wanted to
make sure I could run the thing, before he let me pay. Doug is a man of integrity.
I
still have that trimmer and it still starts easy.
I am just about to the part about
why Doug is my NEW BEST friend…..
I told you about learning how to
change the spark plug in my riding mower a few weeks back…well I mowed and then
the crazy thing would not crank for anything…Knew it was not the battery it was
brand new…One of the guys from the bottom of the hill came up declared it was a
bad solenoid, but did not have time to work on it right then…. so I was going
to have to wait until the next day.
But then later that morning I was
in Bolton, I spotted Doug…an idea flashed in my brain…” I
shall go ask Doug about solenoids, see if he has one to fit my mower and ask him
if he thinks I could change it myself.” I talk to myself a lot.
Last year Doug talked me through
changing my fuel filter…..He did not actually say he thought I could install a solenoid …What he did was…he handed me two solenoids told me, one of them should
fit it…explained to me where I would find the solenoid on my mower…He even took the
parts out of the box…and gave me some pointers about removing the old and
installing the new….placed the new solenoids down in a bag, asked if I needed
to borrow any tools, and told me to bring back the one that didn’t fit....and sent me on my way.
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| solenoid |
It took a couple of hours but I got it installed
and the mower ran!!! And that folks is why
Doug is my NEW BEST friend…
My new best friend needs prayers
too…Doug has finished treatments and will be having surgery soon.
Hey I have got to go! Shelby dog
has to go to see her veterinarian, Doctor Farr this morning! Doctor Farr has had some medical issues recently also…but he is
back at work…not sure wife Pam was ready for him to go back so soon….but he
seems to be doing great….But you might want to put Pam on your prayer list.
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| Shelby |
Love to all
Call if you need me
