Growing up in eastern North Carolina in a small rural community during the 1950's and 1960's was the best possible childhood you could wish for. Family, church, friends, school, and working on the farm was the center of my world. I have often heard people say 'if only I could change this or that of my past' or 'if only I knew then what I know now.' I would not change anything because this is what made me who I am today. This is a collection of stories of my childhood. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed remembering them.