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$\"\"$ <\/a>Here\u2019s a portion of the script from this week\u2019s Orthodixie Podcast<\/em><\/strong> on Ancient Faith Radio<\/a>. (Orthodixie podcasts air Sunday through Saturday.) You don\u2019t need an iPod to listen to Podcasts and you don\u2019t have to catch the Podcasts \u201clive.\u201d Go to Ancient Faith Radio<\/a> and click Tune in Here<\/a> to listen \u201clive\u201d on your computer; or, go to the Orthodixie page<\/a> (or any of the others) in the side margin to listen to individual Podcasts at your leisure. <\/span><\/p>\n

M<\/span>y great grandmother had a prized Magnolia tree in front of her farm house. As a kid, I didn\u2019t know much about tree species, seeds, blooms, blossoms and such. Like most kids, the world was made for, well \u2026 me.<\/p>\n

Therefore it was a total shock when I discovered that Magnolia trees are NOT<\/em><\/strong> for climbing \u2014 at least according to Miss Emma, my great grandmother.<\/p>\n

You Southerners know about the wonderful hand grenades that grow on Magnolia trees. In Adult World, these seed-cones are known to flower into a beautiful Southern treasure \u2014 the state flower of Mississippi and Louisiana. But, when you\u2019re 5, 6, maybe 8 or so \u2014 they serve as fabulous projectiles sure to spice up any boring ol\u2019 family reunion (but only if you\u2019re a male \u2014 aged 10 or under).<\/p>\n

Which brings me back to that one that grew on my great-grand\u2019s farm \u2026<\/p>\n

Instead of plucking through the old cones on the ground, a few of us boys decided to climb up into the Magnolia tree and break off the fresh green ones to hurl at those beneath us. This is when my memory hits \u201cfreeze frame.\u201d We heard a noise \u2014 a sort of yelling sound \u2014 coming from the farm house. Unless our eyes deceived us, here came this saintly ol\u2019 matronly country lady \u2026 RUNNING & YELLING \u2026 her cane hoisted in the air above her head \u2026 I don\u2019t even remember climbing down out of the tree. I do remember going back into her house, later, to find her once again in the usual position: Sitting in her rocker in the kitchen, with a pleasant smile on her face that beamed the love that she had for her gathered family \u2026<\/p>\n

She never mentioned us climbing up into that Magnolia \u2026 and, though I can\u2019t speak for every boy but, I think it\u2019s safe to say that we all got a good talking-to on the way home to our respective houses.<\/p>\n

(To this day I\u2019ve never climbed another Magnolia tree.)<\/p>\n

There was another tree \u2014 this one an Oak \u2014 that grew on a piece of property between my parents house and our neighbor\u2019s. The patch of woods \u2014 no bigger than a \u201clot\u201d but a virtual enchanted forest when you\u2019re a young boy \u2014 was our daily getaway.<\/p>\n

My neighbor, Doug, and I would climb up into that oak tree every day (or so it seemed). And each year we managed to climb higher and higher \u2026 every now and then we\u2019d nail a 2X4 or 1X6 plank in place to mark the latest altitude conquest. It was OUR TREE. No one else was invited. We both had brothers but, being younger, they were ground dwellers. Only Doug and I ascended the towering heights of the Great Oak in the enchanted wood.<\/p>\n

That is, until my Dad called. Now, you see, my Mom may have already stepped outside to call me to dinner several times \u2026 but, like the snooze on the alarm clock, I knew it wasn\u2019t REALLY<\/em> <\/strong>time to get home till the sound of the booming, threatening voice of my Dad.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I sometimes had to turn into a superhero. It\u2019s a long story \u2014 embarrassing, and you wouldn\u2019t believe it anyway \u2014 but, suffice it to say \u2026<\/p>\n

Listen to the whole thing <\/span><\/em>HERE<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Image <\/span><\/em>Source<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"