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I try not to have too many pet peeves, but lately I've developed one that's just wearing me out. I work for a ministry with 30 employees and 40 or so children in residence. With disturbing frequency, I'll answer the phone and get this: "Someone just called me from...
The Blessing of Neighborly Love
As I was filling the tank on the lawn mower earlier this week (ah, the glamorous life of the writer!), an unfamiliar car pulled into the driveway. I walked over and smiled as the man behind the wheel hailed me. Turns out he'd just moved to Western NC from New York and...
Appalachian Wednesday–Porch Sitting
The house we live in has the sorriest excuse for a front porch. But it's still a porch and I'll take it. Because a need to sit on the front porch is embedded in my genetic material. Porch sitting is simply a way of life in the mountains. It's for work, for...
Out of My Comfort Zone
I'm not really what you'd call crafty. I see all those Pinterest posts and think, I could do that. But even if I could, I generally don't. Oh, I cut some flowers and "arrange" them in a vase now and again. I get a little artsy with food presentation once in a while (I...
Not Getting MY Way
I've been reading the book of James during my morning devotion lately. Wednesday, I read this in the fourth chapter: "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You...
Appalachian Wednesday–First Fruits from the Garden
Just about everyone around here has their garden planted by now and the Farmer's Markets are gearing up. Early produce includes sweet peas, green onions, spinach, and, of course, lots of lettuces. Which puts me in mind of a wilted lettuce salad. This is something my...
Your 15 Minutes of . . . Anonymity
In 1968 Andy Warhol said, "In the future everybody will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." How right he was. Reality TV, YouTube, Facebook, blogs and all the other forms of media--social or otherwise--have give us all unprecedented access to, well, the world. And...
Favorite words from The Word
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Now that's a great first line. When it comes to writing there are quite a few authors worth emulating--worth studying and learning from. Among the very best, of course, is the author of...
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