The good Lord has a sense of humor. Of this, I am very certain. I’ve seen His sense of humor a few times but I was reminded of it the other day.

I was in the barn looking for something when I walked by a box of Tink’s father’s things. I will always take time to look because his was a fascinating life and he collected items that I, a simple country girl, never dreamed that I would hold in my hands. One is a simple black with a slender band that is engraved on the back: Dang! Another black tie event. It was gifted to Grant Tinker by his wife, Mary Tyler Moore. It has become mine. I think of my Grant Tinker every time I look at it.

People, especially Tink, found it amusing that the former chairman of NBC and a girl who grew up on Rural Route One could become the best of friends. Upfront, th

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