“A $1000 Saddle on a $100 Horse” From Wind in the Pines by Curt Iles This story was told to me by my friend Diann Cain Norris and it is still among my favorites. Diann’s family has always been active in rodeos.  Her parents, Junior and Anita Cain made sure their three daughters, Diann, Dena, DeAnn were busy with both …

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”  It may be July-hot in Louisiana but it is still a wonderful day.

Below is a link to an AFR radio interview with Dan Allen about my novel, A Good Place. Curt Iles AFR Interview Dan Allen 2010 A Good Place

Chapter 2 A Spent Bullet If you missed reading or listening to our podcast of the opening chapter of A Spent Bullet, you can access it on an earlier blog post.   Enjoy!   Curt Iles [display_podcast] Chapter 2 Bad News CLOSE VOTE EXTENDS SERVICE TERM FOR THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS (Washington) By a vote of 203-202 yesterday, Congress removed restrictions pertaining to …

"Monday I go to Louisiana. The Old-Timer's say it is a land of mud, malaria, mosquitoes and misery." -Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower August 1941

“Success is nothing more that a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the cumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.” -Jim Rohn Today’s Proverb: When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. -Proverbs 11:2

click here to listen to the poem, God’s Timing is Always Right God is very seldom early But He’s always right on time. When the need must be met by midnight, He’ll supply at 11:59 Just as Moses stood in the water At the edge of the Red Sea, God waits until the very end To supply our every need. …

I’ve been thinking lately about one of my heroes, Jerry Clower.  His stories and sayings are burned into my Southern brain.  He was a great comedian and even better person. A few years ago I visited East Fork Cemetery to pay my respects at Jerry’s grave. I expected to find a large tombstone befitting the famous man who became rich,  …

Red Touch Yellow, Kill a Fellow Monday, June 14 For the fourth time I go back to my seat in the tabernacle.  Four hundred and fifty G.A. girls sit in rapt attention as camp pastor Ronnie LaLande does a monologue on Namaan.  He is resplendent in a robe, turban, and sandals.  Bro. Ronnie has been a G.A. camp fixture for …

How do open doors in our lives connect with God’s will? It does remind me that often pushing on doors is God’s way of revealing His will.  If he closes tight, we move to another door.  If it creaks open, we walk through until the next door. Your thoughts on this.

Our guest blogger today is our associate pastor at Dry Creek, Charlie Bailey.  This is a strong message on marriage entitled,  “The First Marriage.”  It is the second in a marriage and family series he has started. You can follow his blog at http://charbail.blogspot.com/ If you’d like to follow the audio of the message, go to http://www.drycreekbaptist.com/media/sunday Monday, June 13, …

Our latest novel,  A Spent Bullet, will be released soon from Westbow Press.  As a final tune-up for the novel, we’ll be sharing the book chapter by chapter.  Your kudos and criticisms are welcome. Enjoy! Curt Iles A Spent Bullet A Novel By Curt Iles Part I The Battle for the Bullet “I want the mistakes made down in Louisiana, …