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Thankful Thursday – Pat and Hack Ezell

Feb 2

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            On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful for the gifts that Patricia and Melvin (Hack) Ezell bring to my life. This highly involved, energetic couple provides an example for us all. Pat is a native of Arkansas and Hack hails from North Carolina. They have both retired from distinguished careers at the Citadel. Pat was Assistant Dean to the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and Hack was Professor of Health, Exercise and Sport Science. In 1997 Pat was selected as the employee of the year. They are devoted parents and grandparents. Both are deeply involved in the mission of First Baptist Church. Both have served as chair of the diaconate. Hack has chaired the Long Range Planning Committee. They both help arrange Joy Club trips and sing in the senior choir. They both prepare the annual Joy Club Luncheon for the Hamrick Lectureship. Hack is greatly involved in the Gideon Society and serves as the FBC representative to the Charleston County Baptist Association. Both are involved in promoting the programs at Bonnie Doom Conference Center and the FBC beach house. Thinking about all they do makes me tired. Both taught at Mars Hill College before arriving in Charleston. Both have graduate degrees from the University of Tennessee.

Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.

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Thankful Thursday – Roger Carl

Jan 19

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            On this Thankful Thursday I am grateful for the presence of Roger Carl in my life. He is the taller half of the Paula/Roger group. Roger hails from New Mexico originally. He is in Charleston after living in Texas, Missouri, and Tennessee. He is very talented and versatile. He sings in the choir at First Baptist Church and plays in the hand bell choir. Roger is an amazing photographer. He has taken pictures all over Europe and China. He is a computer wizard who recently has utilized his skills helping schools and orphanages in China. Roger teaches an adult Sunday school at First Baptist Church – the not-so-fast class. I am in his class and we study the Bible verse by verse. Most of us will not complete the study materials at our present pace until we are well on the other side of the curtain. Roger and Paula travel extensively visiting cathedrals, attending organ concerts, and taking pictures of historic gardens. We usually have lunch with a group on Sundays after church. This remarkable couple brings a high standard of excellence, class and ethical standards to whatever project they tackle. It would be hard to over- estimate their contributions.  On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful that Roger Carl is part of my life.

            Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.

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Thankful Thursday – The Rev. Phillip Bryant

Dec 10

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            On this Thankful Thursday, I am thankful for the gifts The Rev. Phil Bryant brings to my life. I first met Phil years ago through Tita and Charlie Heins. They thought that he hung the moon and I felt the same way about them. Phil is the senior pastor of the French Protestant Huguenot Church in Charleston. He is a graduate of Charleston Southern University when it was still the Baptist College. He is a native of Lyman, South Carolina and is an ordained Baptist minister. He gives much of the credit for his success to the encouragement he received from the late Dr. John A. Hamrick. Phil is a member of the Hamrick Lectureship Committee and one of the Lunch Bunch that meets on Mondays. He knows practically everyone and is a fantastic story teller. He has a creative mind that absorbs the meaning of every encounter. He is a genius at putting the right people together. He and Margaret were married several years after the death of his first wife from cancer. Before accepting his current position, he was a member of the staff at CSU. Phil is an ardent reader and a fantastic conversationalist. He is a great encourager. Phil Bryant brings so many gifts to my life and on this Thankful Thursday I want him to know how grateful I am.

            Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.

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Thankful Thursday – Mildred Hanna Lanford

Jul 21

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On this Thankful Thursday I am grateful for the gifts of Mildred Lanford to my life. Mildred is the daughter of my father’s sister Sallie Lou Carnell Hanna and Troy Hanna. Mildred was one of my dad’s favorites. She was extremely good to dad and mother during mother’s long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was married to the late Elbert Lanford and their daughter, Sandra, is the administrative assistant at the Woodruff Baptist Association. Mildred has served as the historian at Antioch Baptist Church where my father’s family was members from its very beginning in 1835. As would be expected, Mildred’s living room is filled with pictures of family and friends. She graduated from Woodruff High School and worked as a dental assistant for 45 years. Even though she now uses a wheelchair, she is still involved with her church and community and is a treasure trove of family history, stories and lore. She retains her cheerful, optimistic outlook. On this Thankful Thursday I am very thankful for the presence of Mildred Lanford in my life.

Thankful Thursday is a day established to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.

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Thankful Thursday – Ann Williams Fox

Oct 21

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            On this Thankful Thursday I am thankful for the presence of Ann Fox in my life. I look forward to her cheerful greeting every Sunday morning. Ann is a confirmed back seat Baptist. When she was growing up in Texas her father was the pastor of both a Baptist and Presbyterian church after graduating from Southwestern. She is fervent about having classical church music and loves the organ and choir as much as I do. She directed/managed/master-minded Carol and my wedding. She is a very positive, encouraging, optimistic woman with a keen sense of humor and devilish grin. Her hospitality knows no bounds.  Ann is a missionary for the joy that is available to all Christians. Ann came to First Baptist in 1941. After she met and married Bob, they migrated to Citadel Square, but after a few years came back to FBC. Ann and Bob were married at FBC and so was her daughter. On this Thankful Thursday I am grateful for the presence of Ann Fox in my life.

            Thankful Thursday is a day each week to recognize someone who is important in your life. Send him or her a note, call her or him on the telephone or send an E-mail. Any way you choose to do it is fine. The crucial requirement is that you do let her/him know of your gratitude. You will make the person’s day and you will feel better also. It is the classic win-win activity.

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