06/23/2026
Lawd have mercy, I got je**ed awake before the rooster even thought about crowin’. Phone rang, and the first words I heard were, “I know you're alseep, but the power’s out around the restaurant.”
Now you know how that’ll shoot your heart straight up into your throat. I went from dead asleep to wide‑eyed panic in half a second. Jumped up, showered faster than a Baptist late for Sunday service, and headed straight to The Rooster.
But let me tell you… sometimes God slips a blessing right into the middle of your chaos.
I ended up sittin’ out on that back porch, watchin’ the sun ease itself up over the river like it had all the time in the world.
And as that light started spillin’ across the water, I got to thinkin’ — like I always do when the world finally hushes long enough for me to breathe.
Ain’t it somethin’ how the sun and moon paint us a brand‑new picture every mornin’ and every evenin’? No two ever the same.
Makes you wonder if our loved ones in heaven get to see ’em too… or if maybe they’re the ones nudgin’ those colors across the sky.
When that little breeze came through, I just sat there and let it hit my face. Took it all the way in. ’Cause the older I get, the more I realize — these simple things, these quiet things, these things most folks rush right past — they’re the ones that matter.
So today, when you feel that breeze, take it in.
When the sun starts settin’ tonight, look at it.
We’ve had some sunsets lately that look like the good Lord spilled His paint box across the sky.
Take it all in, baby. You never know when you won’t get the chance again.
🍽️ Now… let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at The Rooster today:
Chicken and dumplings
Salmon patties
Kraut & Weenies
Black‑eyed peas
Carrots
Fried squash
Mac and cheese
Come see us today, sit out at the picnic tables while the day’s still a little cooler, and let the breeze remind you you’re alive.
P.S. I forgot we will have a whole strawberry pretzel in the cooler for sale, and a couple tomorrow. 35.00 each
