Life outside of the Delta

During the month of June I worked on a plantation in the heart of the Delta. For 110 years the plantation planted cotton exclusively. Due to recent economic conditions the plantation has planted corn and beans for the past two years. My job on the plantation was to lay poly pipe (irrigation), chainsaw, help in the birthing process of calves, and whatever else my hands hands were called to do. It is an experience that I will never forget.

On July 4th the wife and I moved to Columbus, MS. Home of the first memorial day to celebrate the fallen heroes of the confederacy. The move was bitter sweet. We loved our church and town. Our church family was such a blessing, the men taught me how to hunt and gave me a godly example of what it means to be a husband. They were our family. It has been two months and four days since the move and we are never going back.

Lauren accepted a position at the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science, the best teaching job in the state, and I teach in West Point, MS. Lauren spends her school nights planning for her Algebra II, Trigonometry, and Pre Calculus classes, while I reignite my passion for weight lifting and video games. I teach six periods of seventh grade Information and Communication Technology I. ICT I is glorified typing. Yes, I spent four years at Rhodes to teach typing.

Our jobs are awesome. Lauren teaches the best kids in the state and I teach kids who have two parents at home who work. Lauren has no discipline issues at her school and my discipline issues are handled swiftly and firmly.

We loved our time in the Delta but realize that our quality of life has improved dramatically by moving further away from the Arkansas border.