Our Feet

by Arthur Smith2 weeks agoJanuary 23, 2023

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By Arthur Smith

Our Feet

We need our feet…may I repeat?…to do the things we love.

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Walking, running, dancing, feet are gifts from God above.

Shortly after we arrive our feet are put to test.

Those first few baby steps are tough although we try our best.

But practice does make perfect, now we walk and run and play,

and never think to rest those feet we’ll use another day.

They carry us to school and work, and fun things that we do;

yet don’t complain about the pain we put those two feet through.

So as the years begin to take their toll on our poor feet,

it’s time we realize our “tootsies” can’t be obsolete.

We’ll need them more than ever as we reach those golden years,

‘cause when those feet aren’t working tops our list of greatest fears.

Therefore we need to take the best of care of our dear feet,

we’ll want them in their finest shape until our life’s complete.

Start today, do not delay, and if you get my “gist,”

do your feet a favor, get a good podiatrist!

Arthur C. Smith, 79 of Port Huron, is a 3rd generation funeral director at Smith Family Funeral Home. He graduated from Port Huron High School in 1958, Albion College in 1962, and played varsity tennis at both schools. In 1964 he received his Mortuary Science license. In the early 1980s, he became a Little Caesars Pizza franchisee and was involved with stores in South Texas, Northwest Ohio, and Oakland County, MI. His community service over the years has included March of Dimes, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, Grace Episcopal Church, Port Huron Hospital, Blue Water Hospice, and Kiwanis. In 1972 he was named Jaycees Young Man of the Year. He has played in all 62 Robinson Tennis Tournaments and is an avid runner having completed 18 marathons including 5 Boston Marathons. Because of his Scottish lineage Art has been instrumental in organizing the local Burns Supper held each January. He and his wife, Sue, have been married over 56 years and have three children and 6 grandchildren.