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Weekly Contest #210
Two months ago, I decided to make a trip back to my hometown where every member of my extended family still resides. If I go back once a year, then I’m above my average trip rate. During that visit and in between breaths from his oxygen line, my Papa told me that he couldn’t wait to come and see my farm and that he was going to get out to do it as soon as his pneumonia cleared up. I smiled and told him that I couldn’t wait for him to visit. I think he and I both had an unwavering suspicion that he wouldn’t make it out of this si...
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