It’s really hard for me to believe this, but next month marks 50 years since my high school graduation (boy, I must have been a young graduate?)! Yet, I still remember that evening. We marched into the auditorium of Hinton High School (Hinton, WVa) to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance”, 166… Read more
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It’s really hard for me to believe this, but next month marks 50 years since my high school graduation (boy, I must have been a young graduate?)! Yet, I still remember that evening. We marched into the auditorium of Hinton High School (Hinton, W.Va.) to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance, 166…
The apostle Paul frequently refers to Christian believers as those “in Christ.” For instance, in his greeting to Christians in Ephesus, Paul calls his readers, “holy ones” and “faithful followers” in Christ Jesus. Rather than turn our conversation into a left-brain mini-lecture on the precis…
On Friday, my son Jeff and I took a little road trip. My destination was Georgetown, only 39 miles from home, straight there and straight back.
Who knew there would be even more quarantine memes online?
Perhaps I should say, fathers can be parents, too. I have had many discussions with fathers who want to be the best father they can be, but feel they don’t know how…have not been prepped well, not invited in to be a partner, or just didn’t feel they could do the job especially with the girl …
The coronavirus has roiled global commerce. How will this pandemic influence trade policy? The upcoming US-UK negotiations will serve as a test.
When you read the title of this column, you are probably going to ask yourself, “What kind of a lesson can we learn from a deadly virus?”
If he had his way, I’d serve my husband meat loaf, mashed potatoes with brown gravy and two vegetables – one of them green – for supper every night.
I don’t know how the conversation started, but somehow this week I found myself discussing whether home economics is still being taught in today’s institutes of higher learning.
“God will make a way where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see. He will make a way for me. He will be my guide, hold me closely to His side. With love and strength for each new day, He will make a way…” (Don Moen)
One of our church members said that a co-worker shared with him how this “quarantine” is making us all like dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food! When we get too close to someone we’re ordered to “Stop”! And we get really excited when we get to go out for a car ride!
One of our church members said that a co-worker shared with him how that this quarantine is making us all like dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food. When we get too close to someone we’re ordered to STOP, and we get really excited when we get to go out for a car ride.
The attribution is wrong, but the sentiment is right.
Back in February, before we awoke and found ourselves in a world that had changed overnight, my grandkids Collin and Madeleine and I were making plans for our summer vacation that would start the day after school was over for the summer.
“Gardening season is off to a great start: I planted myself in front of a TV four weeks ago, and I’ve already grown noticeably.”
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day, one of the most special “holidays” on our calendar. COVID-19 is not a reason to neglect your mother so here are some suggestions for honoring her: send her a dozen sanitized and sterilized roses; go stand in her front yard and in a loud voice let her know …
Remember when you first heard of COVID-19, and a couple of months ago we were beginning to hear of possible cancellations, postponements, orders to stay home, business closings and so on? Who would have thought that we’d still be where we are today, still in our homes, still seeing the news …
During quarantine, my daughter and her husband were home in Myrtle Beach working on a jigsaw puzzle.
My son Jeff was surprised Sunday evening when he heard me laughing aloud while a Netflix murder drama was taking place on our TV.
Remember a couple of months ago when you first heard of COVID-19 and we were beginning to hear of possible cancellations, postponements, orders to stay home, business closings and so on.
If you’re watching television, and probably most of us are, you’re seeing lots and lots of commercials encouraging us to be “upbeat”, to take care of ourselves and others, and each one usually ends with “We’re all in this together!”.
If you’re watching television, you’re seeing lots of commercials encouraging us to be upbeat, to take care of ourselves and others. Each commercial usually ends with “We’re all in this together.” While that may be a true statement, the reality is that there is a wide range of situations peop…
About this time last year, I was making reservations and traveling plans for a trip to the Smoky Mountains with grandchildren Collin and Madeleine, my best-ever traveling buddies.
No pressure, but remember that when Shakespeare was quarantined because of the plague, he wrote “King Lear.”
My son Jeff called me this morning, full of elation because he received two installments of the promised checks the government is adding to unemployment insurance benefits.
Easter 2020 is now “over”, at least the “spring holiday” is. But for those who know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, Easter never ends.
Easter 2020 is now over, at least the “spring holiday” is. But for those who know Jesus Christ as savior and lord, Easter never ends.
Here are a few more thoughts people posted online to help with our perspective:
The coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping our nation — along with nearly all the other countries in world — is frightening and life-changing.
In the midst of a personal crisis, a friend said, “There’s always something to laugh at…unless it’s not funny.”
It was the Easter weekend. The followers of Jesus, the “church,” were “sheltered in place” in small groups behind locked doors. Each footstep outside brought renewed fear. Was it the temple guards who had arrested the Master in Gethsemane? Or was it the Roman soldiers who had crucified Him?
It was the Easter weekend. The followers of Jesus, the “church”, were “sheltered in place”, in small groups behind locked doors.
During this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19, people are finding they need food, toilet paper, disinfectants, quicker testing, a sure cure, an immunization, reliable news and information and human contact.
This was sent from Sydney, Australia, as a Q&A and was shared by a clergyman, Rabbi Moss:
The changes to our daily lives that have recently taken place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, have been a real blast from the past for me.
During this time of uncertainty due to coronavirus/COVID-19, people are finding they need many things: food, toilet paper, disinfectants, quicker testing, a sure cure, an immunization, reliable news and information, human contact and more. But perhaps the one thing our world and our nation n…
Editor’s note: This will be the last community column for several weeks as the newspaper responds to the impact of COVID-19. The column will return.
Editor’s note: This will be the last community column for several weeks as the newspaper responds to the impact of COVID-19. The column will return.
Editor’s note: This will be the last community column for several weeks as the newspaper responds to the impact of COVID-19. The column will return.
“Morning Smile” had me at “They call him the next Stevie Wonder.”
“When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, ‘It is well, it is well with my soul!’
Instead of the traditional birthday whoopla, lots of people are asking friends and family – the usual whoopla makers – to donate to a fundraiser that the birthday person is passionate about.
While I hear that the coronavirus isn’t brand new, it has become the most used word in 2020 thus far.
The annual members’ meeting of the Waterford Plantation Homeowners Association will be held on Monday, April 20 commencing at 7 p.m. at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2015 U.S. 501, Conway.
Three meetings to report on this week.
How the world changes in a week. Who would have thought that everyone would be fighting for toilet paper, paper towels and Clorox wipes at Sam’s? Who would see that everything is closing, no sports, no travel, no cruises, no college classes on campus and no school in some places? Hope everyo…
Thursday, March 12 was the board of directors’ monthly meeting.
While I hear that the coronavirus really isn’t brand new, it (along with COVID-19) has become the most used words in 2020 thus far. It’s the lead story in every newscast and on the lips and in the minds of many.
“Pray” in its different forms are mentioned hundreds of times in the Bible. Jesus Himself mentioned it over and over. That must mean it is important.
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