You answer, “I do.” And you remember the words forever. A few words really count at weddings. Not only for the newly-married, but also for the Father of the Bride. To answer “who gives this woman…” with only two words “I do” doesn’t begin to express a father’s emotion at that moment. Many times we fathers answer “Her Mother and I.” That’s four words and I don’t remember any of those four words costing me
Month: February 2018
Teach me to trade
I was working in the same office with my Dad as I listened to his half of a telephone call. A.R. (Red) Elam, Sr. was trading for some oilfield pipe. If the trade occurred, he would dispatch an A.R. Elam Trucking Co. driver and a swamper to load the pipe. I listened for several minutes. I couldn’t hear the other end of the conversation but I heard Dad’s quoted numbers rise and fall. Finally Dad
Storms at Sea
Excerpt from Sunday lesson by Dick Elam, circa January 1983 I know something of storms at sea. We were sailing in the Neuse River with shores less than a mile away. Ten mile winds, threatening clouds, but no rain. So gentle that our eight-year old grandson steered our boat, following the wake of a sailboat about 50 yards ahead. Then the thunderstorm struck. Taking the helm, we sent our grandson below. Driving rain swept across