We’ve just found out that you have not been feeling “your old self” –So I went to find a card for you from the stock upon the shelf.When I had gone through all my cards and found none that suited me –I thought I’d go and buy a card – but it’s cold outside –… Read More Your Old Self by Gaylia Kenslow – Stogsdill
May you find lots of eggs and things in the “Rooster Bunny’s” nest –For a girl as good as you should get the very, very best.So do you know I visited the Bunny Town this year?I walked right up and whispered in that “Rooster – Bunny’s” ear.I told him of a little girl, I want… Read More Happy Rooster by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
Flint Road Cart Factory / Durant-Dort Carriage Factory No. 1 / Factory One303 W. Water St., Flint, Mich. 48503Built in 1880 by the Flint Woolen Mills as a woolen mill, this building was leased by Billy Durant and JD Dort in 1886. They opened the Flint Road Cart Company that later became the Durant-Dort Carriage… Read More The UAW and General Motors Presence in Genesee County Michigan
We’re here to give your life its start –We’re here to hold you in our arms and heart.We’re here to care for your needs that arise –And a great deal more than you realize.To listen when you feel like talking –To laugh at the fun things you say –To cry with you in life’s disappointments… Read More What Are Parents For? by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
DoctrineI have been struggling with my Christian walk for some time now. It would seem that the more I saw behind the curtain, the more I questioned what we were/are doing. One of the things that has driven me away from my home denomination is the fact of doctrine. I still hold the doctrine of… Read More Doctrine
The ground is so hot in my bare feet I’m hopping –The mercury’s so high – the pavement is popping.It really is hit – ‘bout a hundred and two –And in stripping off clothes, I have lost one shoe.Kirstie is having the time of her life –She and her cousin are on the go day… Read More Vacation in Missouri by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
To: You –The young boy that I chanced to meet.Who really swept me off my feet –And I’m so glad we somehow found –Our way to live on common ground.We have our problems and disagree –And don’t know if it’s you or me –But somehow, someway things get worked out –And I guess that’s what… Read More TO YOU by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
Jimmy had always been a loser. In every aspect of life, he did not succeed. He always bought 50-50 raffle tickets, scratch offs and lottery tickets. None of them were ever winners, not even a dollars’ worth. He never won the girl or got lucky. He worked a dead end job and still lived in… Read More He Won The Sweepstakes
Happy 16th Birthday – it’s quite an event –You now have the privilege, the fenders to dent.But if you dent them or get a ticket –You may find you’ll have to learn to “picket”.To bargain your way back under the wheel –For Dad doesn’t just make any old deal. Love and Safe Driving, Mom &… Read More TO: THE NEW DRIVER IN OUR FAMILY by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
You’re a darling little fellow, with your eyes so big and blue –And that curly-top so pretty, with its blonde, shiny hue.You’re not much for talking. “Ma-ma” and “Da-da” is all –But your walking’s getting better, ‘thou you still do get some falls.You no longer smile a toothless smile, and we say, “That’s all right”!!!‘Cause… Read More To Randy Lee by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
Ramblings of an Old Coot 