Orchids to …
• Keith and Todd Roberts for saving the day for The Republic’s delivery service, from Chuck Wells.
• Angie and Rally’s for your generous support of Columbus Christian School’s fifth-grade class, from Mrs. Gladdens’ class.
• Guy Harden for the wonderful sermon Sunday night.
• Lyla, for the card you made for me, from Connie, the crossing guard at Richards Elementary School.
• Let’s Grow Garden Club for the beautiful flowers planted in Friendship Way.
• Joseph Johnson for helping me push my truck back home and for all you do.
• everyone at Columbus Regional Hospital for everything you did for me the past couple of days, from Jean.
• the man at the landfill who helped the older couple in the pickup truck unload heavy items.
• the caring woman who stopped for the rabbit crossing Central Avenue between 10th and 11th streets Wednesday evening.
• The Republic for the great new website that’s so much easier.
• Natalie Lewis for the thank-you card you made for me and to Dason for the solar garden ornament, from Connie, the crossing guard at Richards Elementary School.
• Starbucks for providing coffee during the Secret Garden Tour.
• the people in the red car who stopped to help me plant my roses in Candlelight Mobile Home Park.
• The Republic for publishing stories about our veterans who deserve our respect.
• James Voelz for all his personal attention.
• whoever is responsible for removing the big brush pile in Lowell Addition.
• Dr. Montgomery and Dr. Taylor at Northside Pediatrics for exceptional care of our boys, from Ryan and Whitney Budd.
Onions to …
• the driver of the pickup who turned left at a stoplight from a two-way road onto another two-way road, which is illegal.
• those who want to hire restroom monitors to look in everyone’s underpants.
• the singer who forever ruined my pleasure in listening to her sing by forcing me to know more personal details than I wanted to hear.
• anyone who thinks building more apartment complexes in Columbus is a good idea.
• insurance companies that raise your rates when you have just one accident.
• the company that promoted a sexual harasser.
• the singer who stepped out of the Memorial Day concert for using such a public forum to share her views.
• women in the church group who have become very clique-ish.
• people letting a child decide what gender he wants to be, causing all the uproar over gender identity and restrooms.
• schools for the ridiculousness of “kindergarten graduations” and caps and gowns on 5-year-olds when they don’t have enough money for essentials.
• the person who is offended about a free concert on the courthouse lawn.
• neighbors who run power equipment such as lawn mowers and blowers and do noisy construction work on Sundays and holidays.
• the singer who wants her right to refuse to be respected but maybe should also respect Christians’ right to refuse.
Happy Birthday to …
• Morgan Smith, from your family and Donna.
• Pete Wilkerson, from your family and Donna.
• Evelyn Garwood, from Pastor Carl and The OutReach.
• Charles Norton, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Christina Whited, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Montana Link, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Ray Bryant, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Briley Ballman, from Grace, Marian, Imojene, great-grandpa, the Millers and the Kirbys.
• Pat Dodd, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• David Reed, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Lucas Myers.
• Peyton Clay.
• Wesley Martin.
• Matthew Ritchison from Mamaw Jan.
• Koby on No. 8, from Mama and Daddy, Kali, Kinsey and Nanny and Pappy Schwering.
Belated Wishes to …
• Stephanie Horn from Aunt Norm.
• Kamryn, on No. 1, from Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Jaydnn and Teigan.
