Pat Good Stories

Good Stories that Light the Way

Tag: friendship and memories

  • ALWAYS DO THE LOVING THING

    By: Patricia Francis Good      A while back when I was living in Austin, my sister Pam and her husband Jerry bought a property close to Lake Travis and built a restaurant called The Drop Anchor. I often drove out to see them. On the way, I noticed a church, St. Luke’s on the Lake, perched…

  • I AM SORRY

    By: Patricia Francis Good      If confession is good for the soul, then my soul feelsredeemed after writing this story!!! As I get older, I realizedthe mistakes I have made in my lifetime. I think its time toclear out my soul’s offenses. What better way for me to dothis than to tell a short story and…

  • THE FIGHT WITH THE GSA (General Service Administration)

    By: Patricia Francis Good      Probably the most important professional fight of my life happened while I was employed at the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind. As the Manager of Community Relations, my responsibilities included traveling to Washington DC every three months to advocate for the rights of people who were blind. I never thought…

  • LADY JUSTICE REALLY IS BLIND!

    By: Patricia Francis Good      Saturday, May 18th, 2002 was a long awaited, glorious day in the lifeof my friend, Paulette Stidwell. Let me tell you why. When I workedat the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, she was my friend andco-worker. Paulette was blind, a single parent, African American, over40, and a large woman both…

  • WOULD YOU KNOW MY NAME IF I SAW YOU IN HEAVEN?

    By: Patricia Francis Good      On the Protestant Orphan Home’s Monument (Lot 42, Blk 7)which is in the oldest and most remote part of Mission San JoseBurial Park on the south side of San Antonio, Texas, you will findthe following list of orphans, ranging in age from 2 months to 26years old, who died at the…

  • WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

    Standing By My Warrior Husband, Skip Good By: Patricia Francis Good      Some would say that our marriage was difficult. Being married to a warrior for33 years, I have to agree that it wasn’t easy at times. But, I will tell you this…I know he loved me and I loved him. And that is all that…

  • NEVER WALK ALONE

    By: Patricia Francis Good      It’s been over a year since I lost my husband of 33 years. To say it’s been areally tough year is an understatement. But God has a way of knowing just howto get you through anything. Just before Skip died I joined The Harmony Belles.This barbershop group is directed by the…

  • Friendship, Chalupas & Key Lime Pie

    By: Patricia Francis Good      You might wonder what friendship, Mexican chalupas and keylime pie have in common. Well, the answer is my friend, JaneMarie Young. Occasionally, we cook lunch for each other inour homes. Recently, when Jane Marie came to my house, Iserved chalupas and key lime pie, which unbeknownst to me,were her favorites. We…

  • MY ARNOLD PALMER STORY, as told to Captain Brett Crozier

    By: Patricia Francis Good      Left to right: Board Member, Mrs. Palmer, Arnold Palmer, Board Member, and Pat On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 6:32 PM Patricia Good  wrote: Dear Brett, As you reminded me in your email, life is all about what lies ahead…  The past is just that and we all have a few…

  • MY LIFE IN BOXES

    By: Patricia Francis Good      Like many people, I have stored mementoes of my life in boxes that have been kept in my antic for years & years & years!!!  And for all those years, I have reminded myself that one day I would go through all those boxes, if for no other reason, than to…