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Let’s talk…Remember My Birthday? As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in my honor and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated. During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, TV commercials, and in every…
Read MoreThe Little Girl Who Lived Behind the Store
The Little Girl Who Lived Behind the Store Once upon a time…I think all stories are supposed to begin this way…When I was just a little girl, oh maybe 5 or 6, my Mom and Dad owned and operated Sharp’s Store in Norma. Back then, there was a family who lived behind the store. They…
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On Thursday, as I watched Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral in Washington, I began to reflect on the past. There is something deeply reflective about funerals, especially when surrounded by the grandeur of the National Cathedral. I suppose they speak to the fragility of life and the quickness with which it passes. As the vice…
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Let’s talk… The Last-Minute Guest For Unexpected Guests, Unseen Blessings, and the Reminder that Healing often walks through the door disguised as need. Thanksgiving morning arrived with more noise than usual. Pots clattered, timers beeped, and the television buzzed with parades and marching bands. Yet despite the cheerful chaos, Linda felt strangely hollow. It was…
Read MoreTammy Reminiscences
Thanksgiving at Momma’s My Momma was an excellent cook. She learned from her Mother, my Mamaw McDonald, but all of us grandkids called her Mamaw Mac. In the 1940’s and 50’s, Mamaw Mac owned and operated McDonald’s restaurant located in the Huntsville square. We always said that Mamaw made the first McDonald’s hamburger, but her…
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“A Call For Preservation” I’ve always been a history nerd. I can talk about everything from Stone Age human intuition to the Spanish Reconquista. As someone in tune with history, I have respect for our county’s history. That is why I’m calling on everyone in Scott County to think about whether they have anything historically…
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Over the weekend, I randomly caught an interview on the Kelly Clarkson Show with actress Rosamund Pike. During the segment, the two spoke about the many characters Pike has tackled in her career and the strange privileges of being an actor. I think I agree that there’s something enviable about a job where you get…
Read MoreGo Home, Roberta!
Go Home, Roberta!
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At mass on Sunday, Fr. Carlos did something I hadn’t expected. He preached his homily first in English and then in Spanish and it took me by surprise, but as I looked around the church, I saw faces from all over the world. Men and women from every corner of the country, families who had…
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Let’s talk…Overcoming Life’s Curveballs Life is full of ups and downs. One day, everything seems to fall perfectly into place — and the next, a sudden curveball throws it all off course. At a large community event, I once asked the audience, “Raise your hand if you feel like you’re carrying a heavy burden today.”…
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