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The Cotton Board recently held its 2023 Annual Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, along with Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors. During this meeting, board members serving the Cotton Research and Promotion Program reviewed, analyzed, and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s 2024 budget of $89 million to the Secretary of Agriculture. This budget recommendation reflects a $2 million increase from 2023.

When you retire, you’ll experience many changes — should one of them involve your living arrangements? The issue of downsizing is one that many retirees will consider. If you have children, and they’ve grown and left the home, you might find yourself with more space than you really need.

Back in my younger days, it seemed most everyone acknowledged there was a God, but there were some who chose not to follow Him. I was once acquainted with a feller who was “lost,” and he knew it. He knew God was the Creator, and he knew that He sent Jesus to die for our sins and that He arose and ascended to the right hand of the Father. But my friend refused to follow Jesus and ask Him to be Lord of his life. I had to ask why. He told me, “I loved my dad, and if hell was good enough for him then it is good enough for me.” As far as I know, he still feels that way today. I continue to pray for him. I would appreciate it if you would as well.