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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Just in case any veter
ans of World War II think
their service and sacrifice
has been forgotten, a South
Georgia group has made sure
that the area veterans got to
see the National World War
II memorial in Washington,
D.C. with its fountains and
memorials to all the great
battles.
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Kiwanis Club honors Westfield student
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Kimberly Campbell was honored by the Perry Kiwanis
Club meeting as the Westfield Schools Student of the
Year. Kimberly is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert
Campbell of Hawkinsville.
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Staying cool with grandma
The grandchildren and great grand kids of Charlie and
Bobbie Wells of Byron had fun staying cool on a recent
visit. In the back row from left to right are Katelyn Wells,
Grandma (Bobbie Wells), and Matthew Wells. In the front
row from left to right is, Ashlyn Lower, Charles Wells,
Tristen Lower and Meghan Wells. Katelyn and Meghan
Wells are visiting from San Antonio Texas, Matthew and
Charles Wells are visiting from Gulfport Mississippi and
Ashlyn and Tristen Lower live in Byron
Read
PEGGY BLEDSOE
every Wednesday
in the Houston Home Journal
Raymond S. Bryant of
South Houston County, who
served in the Battle of the
Bulge, and lost his fighter
pilot in the war, was one of
the guests on one of three
Honor Flights which started
in Valdosta and took over 100
veterans on a one-day trip to
Washington, D.C. The vet
erans were treated as hon
ored guests from beginning
to end of the adventure, and
while Bryant himself is still
vigorous, many were taken
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in wheelchairs or on walkers,
with volunteer guardians
to make sure of their com
fort during the day. T-shirts
and caps were provided and
the entire day was free - a
gift and an honor to mem
bers of the fighting force
Tom Brokaw named “The
Greatest Generation,” most
of whom are now in their 80s
and 90s.
The group flew into Dulles
International Airport. In
addition to the visit to the
memorial, where they were
greeted by Girl Scouts and
by fellow veteran Bob Dole,
they had a tour of Arlington
Memorial Cemetery.
Bryant had the opportu
nity to use the computer sys
tem at the memorial to call
up a photo and information
about his late brother, Walter
L. Bryant, in the archives.
He said that one of the
most thrilling parts of the day
was the crowd of hundreds of
citizens and volunteers who
turned out to cheer, clap,
hold flags and give the group
a heroes’ welcome on their
return to south Georgia.
Raymond Bryant’s late
brother was found on the
archives of the National
World War II Memorial.
Love and discipline are the
keys to successful parenting
Could you summarize
your phi
losophy
of child
rearing
in a sin
gle para
graph?
What’s
the bot
tom line?
D R .
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Dr. James
Dobson
Focus on the Family
DOBSON: Let me empha
size my approach by stat
ing its opposite. I am not
recommending that your
home be harsh and oppres
sive. I am not suggesting
that you give your children
a spanking every morning
with their ham and eggs, or
that you make your boys sit
in the living room with their
hands folded and their legs
crossed. I am not proposing
that you try to make adults
out of your kids so you can
impress your adult friends
with your parental skill, or
that you punish your chil
dren whimsically, swing
ing and screaming when
they didn’t know they were
wrong. I am not suggesting
that you insulate your dig
nity and authority by being
cold and unapproachable.
These parental tactics do
not produce healthy, respon
sible children.
By contrast, I am recom
mending a simple principle:
When you are defiantly chal
lenged, win decisively. When
the child asks, “Who’s in
charge?” tell him. When he
mutters, “Who loves me?”
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TALK OF THE TOWN
every Saturday
in the Houston
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Raymond Bryant visiting
the WWII Memorial
take him in your arms and
surround him with affec
tion. Treat him with respect
and dignity, and expect the
same in return. Then begin
to enjoy the sweet benefits
of competent parenthood.
QUESTION: What encour
agement can you offer to
those of us who are single
parents? Each day sfeems
more difficult than the one
before it. Can you help plead
our case to those who don’t
understand what we’re fac
ing?
DR. DOBSON: In my
view, single parents have the
toughest job in the universe!
Hercules himself would
tremble at the range of
responsibilities people like
you must handle every day.
It’s difficult enough for two
parents with a solid mar
riage and stable finances to
satisfy the demands of par
enting. For a single mother
or father to do that task
excellently over a period of
years is evidence of hero
ism.
The greatest probl
eced by single parents, espe
cially young mothers, is the
overwhelming amount of
work to be done. Earning a
living, fixing meals, caring
for kids, helping with home
work, cleaning house, pay
ing bills, repairing the car
(if she has one), handling
insurance, doing the bank
ing, the income tax, market
ing etc., can require twelve
hours a day or more. She
must continue that sched
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ule seven days per week all
year long. Some have no sup
port from family or anyone
else. It’s enough to exhaust
the strongest and healthi
est woman. Then where does
she find time and energy to
meet her social and emo
tional needs - and how does
she develop the friendships
on which that part of her
life depends? This job is no
easier for most fathers who
may find themselves trying
to comb their daughter’s
hair and explain menstrua
tion to their pre-teen girls.
There is only one
answer to the pressures sin
gle parents face. It is for
the rest of us to give them
a helping hand. They need
highly practical assistance,
including the friendship of
two-parent families who will
take their children on occa
sion to free up some time.
Single moms need the help
of young men who will play
catch with their fatherless
boys and take them to the
school soccer game. They
need men who will fix the
brakes on the Chevy and
patch the leaky roof. They
need an extended family of
believers to care for them,
lift them up, and remind
them of their priorities.
Perhaps most importantly,
single parents need to know
that someone cares about
them and is willing to help
share their burden.
Thankfully, churches
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today are becoming more
sensitive to the needs of
single parents. More con
gregations are offering pro
grams and ministries geared
to the unique concerns of
those with special needs. I’d
advise every single parent to
find such a church or fellow
ship group and make himself
and herself at home there.
Fellowship and support can
be the key to survival.
Dr. Dobson is
founder and chairman of
the board of the nonprofit
organization Focus on the
Family, Colorado Springs,
CO 80995(www.family.org).
Questions and answers
are excerpted from “Solid
Answers” and “Bringing Up
Boys,” both published by
Tyndale House.
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