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Because we need reminders . . .
If you read last Monday's post, you know I shared my experience of having a minor stroke. I'm ten days out now, and doing remarkably well. The only lingering effects seem to be some bruised ribs from falling and continued numbness in two finger of my left hand. But I...
Appalachian Thursday–Unholy Rebellion, 1862
In reading some history from back home--Upshur County, WV--I stumbled across an interesting record from April 21, 1862--154 years ago today. That would be during the Civil War and a little more than a year before West Virginia seceded and became a state. It would seem...
A Blessing Disguised as a Medical Emergency
I had a stroke last Friday. It's pretty surreal to type those words and part of me would prefer to just move on as though nothing happened. But even as I type, the loss of sensation in my left hand makes it all too clear something did. It was a baby stroke, but still....
Appalachian Thursday–Walking vs. Hiking
We're blessed to leave just a mile from Pisgah National Forest where Thistle, my husband, and I hike almost every day. Until recently, the area was gated with lots of no parking signs that made it a bit unwelcoming. But, we knew the folks who lived at the edge of the...
April–National Poetry Month
I can't let Poetry Month slip by without sharing one of my poems. No matter how many novels I write, I'll always have a fondness for the sweet brevity and emotional punch of a poem. QUAKER LADIES I once read something about how the meek would inherit the earth and it...
Appalachian Thursday–Deserving?
I got some exciting news this week. My second full-length, Appalachian novel, Until the Harvest, has been nominated for a 2016 Christian Book Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). One of five novels in the fiction category. This is...
Why I want you to be a Christian, too
Let me begin by saying that I realize some people aren’t Christians and have no desire to be persuaded otherwise. This post isn’t to try to convince you to believe. I just feel like it’s important for me to tell you why I would love for you to be a Christian if you...
Appalachian Thursday–Ramp Season
Flowers are blooming, afternoons are warm, the sun moves more slowly across the sky . . . It’s the time of year when the old folks start shunning preserved foods for something fresh. Something green. Poke sallat. Fiddleheads. And ramps, which are somehow getting to be...
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