Jimmy Reed
[em]Jimmy Reed is an Oxford, Mississippi resident, Ole Miss and Delta State University alumnus, Vietnam Era Army Veteran, former Mississippi Delta cotton farmer and ginner, author, and retired college teacher.
Other books by Jimmy Reed include [strong]The Jaybird Tales[/strong].
Copies, including personalized autographs, can be reserved by notifying the author via email (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).[/em]
Most Recent Articles by Jimmy Reed:
It’s Awfully Hot Down Here
January 26, 2020
Black-Eyed Peas
January 16, 2020
Hard Work, Free Enterprise
Welcome Home, My Child
January 5, 2020
“Son, follow my advice, shoulder earthly life’s toils, snares, and burdens, and on Judgment Day God will say to you what He said to me: ‘Welcome home, My child.’”
Ease One Life The Aching
December 28, 2019
Face each new day, resolving not to let it go by without striving to make it a happy one for a fellow human being
The Greatest Gift Of All
December 16, 2019
With tears streaming down his face, Corey threw his arms around his father and said, “It’s Dad: the greatest gift of all.”
The Final Journey
December 7, 2019
Christmas begins for followers of Jesus what it did for the wise men: the final journey
Job, Wife, And Truck
November 27, 2019
A Perpetual Holiday
November 17, 2019
Real thanksgiving requires day-by-day mindfulness and gratitude for the countless blessings of living in the world’s freest country.
Those Rowdy, Rough, Ready Red Ryder Riflemen
October 28, 2019
Halloween on The Mississippi Delta
The Gutsy Goblin
October 17, 2019
Bullying Doesn’t Pay
So Fine Caroline
October 8, 2019
Scary Movies and a first date: “Will you dream about Igor or Caroline?”
Better Nate Than Lever
September 27, 2019
I imagine by now y’all have figured out the moral of this story: Better Nate than Lever.
Nick O’ Time, Jimmy Nick
September 17, 2019
Tales from the Mississippi Delta
Jimmy C. And Me
September 9, 2019
Life in Mississippi, Life long friendship
Demon Of Intemperance
August 29, 2019
Lush was a gifted artist, but a hopeless alcoholic
The Temporary And The Eternal
August 18, 2019
“To serve God and glorify His name, we must strive always to be mindful of that which those evil people were not: the temporary and the eternal.
We’ve Waited Long Enough
August 9, 2019
Waiting takes patience, and because patience is a virtue, waiting without complaining shows that you possess that virtue
Female Crickets Really Do Catch More Fish
July 29, 2019
Mississippi Delta, Fishing
Striving For Perfection
July 19, 2019
Always remember that God lives within you, and if you live according to His will, He will help you to continue doing what matters most to Him: striving for perfection
The Day Chippie Cashed In His Chips
July 9, 2019
Life on the Mississippi Delta
Hobby Your Left
June 29, 2019
Little did I realize that “hobby your left” would become a mantra that, even after all these years, still rises to my mind’s surface when I am out of step with life
Wanting The “Wants”
June 19, 2019
To make sure your heart is there also, avoid Satan’s trap: Wanting the ‘wants
We Find It Ourselves
June 9, 2019
“When God observes a self-reliant, determined attitude toward finding a solution to a problem, He makes sure this happens: We find it ourselves.”
Gossip Is Never About Goodness
May 30, 2019
Just like liquid intoxicants, gossip generates hangovers of a sort
I Sleep To Wake Again
May 21, 2019
At day’s end, the gardening artist turns from his palette, gazes at his work with an approving eye, and is satisfied with his steadily improving craftsmanship
America’s Achilles Heel
April 30, 2019
Education has become what those who hate this country hope it is: America’s Achilles Heel
A Willingness To Fight
April 20, 2019
Voters must go all out to elect leaders who respect and honor not only active duty personnel but also veterans
The Omnipresent ‘S’ Word
April 10, 2019
Socialism on Campus
How To Be A Man
March 31, 2019
I will always miss you, Coach, and I will always be grateful that you taught me a life-shaping lesson: how to be a man
The Spattered Batter
March 20, 2019
Growing up on the Mississippi Delta