"The Best Is Yet To Be" is a weekly installment of Jackie's views of living in the South and how it affects our mental, physical and spiritual lives. It is a celebration of life and points out the positive nature of the enjoyment the simple pleasures of life offer. It is a rendering of thoughts that are sad, funny, inspirational, and/or reflective. The overall theme is that life just keeps getting better and better.

"It's Over"

"Christmas"

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T"

"Long Lasting Love"

"My New Best Friend"

"Giving Thanks"

"Sweet Charity"

"Give Me The Simple Life"

"Like Being At Summer Camp"

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - Play Review

"Safe Alone"

"Get Rid Of The Blues With Jeans"

"Lonesome Town"

"The Light In the Piazza" - Play Review

"The World Is A Stage"

"Biloxi - Blue, But Not Defeated"

"One Day At A Time"

"Expectation vs Anticipation"

"Facing The Giants"

"Letters From Holland Street"

"The Critic As Actor"

"War and Rumors of War"

"Preparing For The Future"

"Cell-O"

"True Caring Makes For Good Care"

"Mamma Mia!" - Play Review

"When Is A Vacation Not A Vacation?"

"Stop and Smell the Roses"

"God Bless America"

"In Praise Of Red-headed Girls"

"Life Is A Vacation"

"Old Fashioned"

"Out of the Mouth of Babes"

"Taken To the Cleaners"

"I Never Sang For My Father"

"Wicked" - Musical Review

"Book Em, Dano"

"One Upmanship"

"When I Grow Up/Retire"

"On the Radio"

"Living In A Black and White World"

"What's Faith Got To Do With It?"

"Truth Be Told"

"Goodbye Was Long Ago"

"Little Women" - Play Review

"Fear Itself"

"Just In Case"

"The Best Book Festival Ever"

"Unkept Promises"

"Tuesdays With Morrie" - Play Review

"Happiness Is Just"

"Every Face Is A Memory"

"Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?"

"The Blending Of Roles"

"Shall We Dance?"

"Men and Their Automobiles"

"The Hugging Gene"

 

The Best Is Yet To Be - 2005 Columns

The Best Is Yet To Be - 2004 Columns

 

 

 

 

 

 

©2003 Jackie K. Cooper

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