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LOVE STORIES

meeting/Bible study. We would all
be outside playing, and we’d get
the call to come in for the family
meeting. Gosh, dang it—right in
the middle of an important football
game—or an epic hoops battle in
the driveway. It was never a good
time for family night.

I still have the journal I used to
keep because of family night.
Reading my entries and hearing
the thoughts of preteen me is
priceless. The neighborhood sports I am very thankful for the way bliss, our folks are still loving and
battles have faded over time, but I was raised. We ate breakfast giving to others. Their lifestyle
the weekly family nights cemented and supper together as a family has been modeled to us and to our
a bond that has lasted a lifetime. almost every day of our lives. The children, and let me tell ya—it's
only rule that was never broken still working.
Our parents are full of integrity was that, on fried chicken night,
and righteousness. Trust me … I've Dad gets the wishbone. But I'm
known them for almost 58 years. convinced that the conversations
They've always given to the needy that took place around the supper Love you, Mom
even when it was our own family table held our family together— and Dad!!!
that fit in that category. Through through thick and thin.
our church, our folks would take
in young, hurting, sometimes We were and
pregnant girls. These girls would are still a very
stay with us for weeks, if not blessed family.
months, at a time. Our family had Being blessed
the usual day-to-day struggles, doesn't come to Joe Brown Crop Insurance
but Mom and Dad always a family out of
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What they did was make an impact His Word.
on their kids: Joey, Lana, and Ryan.
We watched our parents walk the So, after 62
walk, not just talk the talk. years of wedded

Joe Brown Insurance is honored to recognize the legacy of Doyle and Nancy Lacy.

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