Our past generations did not always have the opportunities we have today. No-sir-re, they couldn’t just run down to the grocery store and stock up on supplies. In most cases the rural communities grew or made just about everything they needed. Living miles away from towns, our rural ancestors might not get into town but once a month, or maybe just a few...
Read MoreThe Art of Storytelling
Everyone has a story to tell. It could be about something that happened yesterday or many years ago. Stories can be completely true or can let your imagination run wild. Some stories can be like parables in the Bible meant to teach a moral lesson, while others are a way of communication or entertainment. When folks get a little older, they sometimes tell...
Read MoreJerusalem in the Days of Christ
When Jesus and His disciples entered the Holy City of Jerusalem during the Passover, it was surely a splendid city for its time. In his 33 year reign, King Herod had transformed the city, with his ambitious building projects, into a modern mecca. The city had palaces, an outdoor theater, bridges, and public monuments. Even though some of these projects...
Read MoreWe Are In This Together
Our world is going through a pandemic just as it did a hundred years ago. Back then it was called the 1918 flu or Spanish Flu. Today it’s called the coronavirus. The 1918 Flu pandemic lasted from January 1918 to December 1920. Before it was through, it infected 500 million people, about a quarter of the world’s population. The rapid movement of soldiers...
Read MoreSpring Clean Up
Most people who live in our great country have both winter and summer clothes. The winter weather calls for heavier clothing, while our hot summers call for lighter clothes. Folks shovel snow in the winter and bathe at the beach in the summer months. Between these two major seasons, we have a short period of fall and spring weather. It’s during these...
Read MoreOut in the Backyard
When I was growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s, my back yard could go for half mile or more. When I told Momma that I was going out in the backyard, it could mean a lot of different places. Why, I might be going way down in the woods huntin’, across the road to fish in our neighbor’s pond, or down the road to a friend’s house to play ball. In that time and...
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