Articles by Linda Brendle

Saturday night about twenty-five members of my family gathered in the Fellowship Hall of the Brashear Baptist Church to celebrate my Aunt Fay’s 99th birthday. […]

It was over six decades ago when I cooked my first meal for my family, and a lot has changed since then. I was eleven years old when I made that first meal of a ham steak warmed in the oven, a can of corn, and a can of Ranch Style beans. […]

For anyone who is not a football fan, you may not know that the College Football Playoff game was Monday, January 9. […]

As a kid, any time I developed a runny nose, a croupy chest, or anything in between, Daddy said I had the epizootie. […]

In spite of the fact that David and I are retired, there are very few days when we don’t have to get up, get dressed, and go somewhere. […]

One of the most common questions I’m asked by readers of my column is where do you get your ideas.It’s a hard question to answer. […]

Early last week I saw the following Facebook post from a young friend. […]

On November 10 the Rains County Leader published a feature article titled “Dirk Schutter, loyal citizen or unlawful presence.” The gist of the story was that Schutter, after having been a lawful resident of the U.S. since 1949 and a naturalized citizen since 1960, had been denied the renewal of his driver’s license. […]

On Sunday, Pastor Jason Rolen preached about being thankful – your preacher probably did, too. The sermon was enlightening and inspiring, but what really stuck with me was a comment he made in his introductory remarks: “I’ve always thought we should devote 364 days a year to being thankful and set aside only one day for grumbling and complaining.” […]

It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s time to begin preparations for the holidays, but it’s also time to complain – about everything! As I finally sat down to write my column after a busy week, I scanned through that valuable source of inspiration – Twitter. […]