My love of writing and sharing experiences beganmany years ago. In the fourth grade I joined 4H andwas elected reporter. Every month I would walk frommy home in the middle of Farmerville to the Gazetteoffice and present my 4H article to Ben Lee, the ownerof the Farmerville Gazette. These in turnwould be published. I loved it and over timeI discovered …

It’s not Jan. 1. It’s not the first day of the month. It’snot the first day of the week. It’s not the first day of aseason.Nevertheless, I am beginning something new– at least new for me after an absence of severalyears.I’m going to watch my weight. And by that, Imean I’m planning to watch it go down insteadof going up.