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Appalachian Wednesday–Squirrel Season
As the days get crisp and the nights downright chilly; as the leaves begin to turn and the sky seems bluer each day; as I begin to crave "fall" foods my thoughts turn to--fried squirrel. With gravy. It's been a looong time since I fried a squirrel. Not since high...
But are you passionate about it?
We've been doing a study by Chip Ingram in our Sunday School class and a recent point has really stuck with me. He talked about how churches shouldn't start new ministries unless they have a passionate leader with a team that's committed to seeing it to fruition....
What Do Readers Want? Connection.
I was driving home from work on Wednesday behind a slow-moving dump truck. I wasn't too happy about it until we passed a dirt parking lot where two little boys were playing. They saw the truck and began madly pumping their arms in the air. The truck driver blew his...
Appalachian Wednesday–Fall's Last Flower
Well, it's October. I realize the first day of fall was back in September, but October is when I KNOW the seasons are changing in these Appalachian mountains. Leaves are just starting to color, the mornings require a jacket, and the sky is getting ever bluer. It's the...
What's Your Spiritual Gift?
I'm one of those annoying people who thinks she's supposed to be good at just about everything. Okay, not music, but otherwise I should be able to figure it out. Which means when I'm NOT good at something I tend to think I'd better learn it. I recently took a...
Have you ever gotten mad at a book?
I'm still a little bit mad about how Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier ended. I won't offer any spoilers on the off chance you've neither read the book nor seen the movie, but I did NOT find the end satisfying. Oh, I guess there was a certain poetry to it, but I had...
Appalachian Wednesday–Cleaning Ditches
A state crew came out not long ago and re-ditched our road. It was badly needed in several places, but I have to say I wasn't impressed with the finesse of large equipment. It worked great along the steep hill and in several other areas, but more than one stretch...
The Pope and the Media
I really like Pope Francis. I'm not a Catholic nor will I ever be, but I admire his grounded faith. And I'm sad about the way the media has pounced on him after a recent interview. Oh how we love to "spin" what we hear or read. Pope Francis has not had much to say...
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