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Appalachian Thursday – Glad for Montana
No, not the state. I often brag about how the people of Appalachia are pretty fantastic. Well, this week, a young man named Montana helped prove my point. I've mentioned before that my Dad has Parkinson's Disease. Every six months or so I head home and we go visit his...
Taking a vacation–of sorts
This week I'm taking the closest thing to a vacation I ever do. It's a week off from work to spend time with my family. It's not exactly a trip to the beach, a cruise, or a European getaway, but it's what I love--being on the family farm and hanging out with the...
Appalachian Thursday – Shin Rippers
If you follow my blog and/or my Facebook page you know that I spend time tromping around in the woods almost every day. In theory, I'm taking Thistle for a walk, but I also just love being in the woods. Which is not to say they're a perfectly safe place to be. It...
The Church in the World
This year, our church opted to do something a bit different in place of our usual homecoming. We hosted a party for the community. Instead of focusing on our history, reminiscing, and then feasting in the fellowship hall, we invited the neighborhood to come out for...
When they tell you to go jump off a bridge in WV . . .
On October 22, 1977, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, WV, officially opened. At the time, it was the world's longest single-span expansion bridge at 3,030 feet across. That's 390 feet more than half a mile. When you're driving across, it seems further. Each...
The (Christmas) reviews are coming in!
The Christmas Heirloom has been out for nearly two weeks now! Yes, I'm still talking about my latest release--a novella that's part of a collection with Kristi Ann Hunter, Karen Witemeyer, and Becky Wade. Why? Because I'm excited about it! And, the ever nerve-wracking...
Appalachian Thursday – A Poor Harvest
I've mostly given up trying to grow our food. I keep a pot of herbs and this year I grew a cherry tomato in a pot near the front porch. Based on what I paid for the plant and the number of tomatoes I picked, I'd say I broke even on that one. But, like the local bears,...
Praying with Jane (Austen)
How could I resist? I was offered an opportunity to be part of the launch team for Rachel Dodge's new devotional Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen. Sign me up! I've read and reread all of Austen's novels and while I was vaguely aware that...
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