This is the time of year when a variety of organizations traditionally ask the public for financial support. In our region, it seems that all of them are working for good causes. Whether they are seeking to provide Christmas gifts for less fortunate children, food for families whose budgets ...

I have always enjoyed writing my December column. Writing about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, is the miracle of love. The birth of Jesus Christ is told in Matthew 1:18-25. It can also be found in Luke 2:1-20. These scriptures are the basis of many church Christmas plays and ...

Last Sunday I was outside setting up Christmas decorations when Bradley, my 8-year old neighbor wandered over. Bradley is a good kid. I couldn’t set up Christmas decorations last year because I was in a wheelchair. It felt good to be back to normal, especially with the pandemic. In addition ...

I have written often in this space about my love of gardening. I shared first impressions as I started the first vegetable garden I had ever grown on my own. I wrote about struggles with weeds, seeds that failed to sprout and invasive critters, such as rabbits and deer. I’m sure I have ...

Just about every year for decades, my family has strung Christmas lights around the exterior of our home during the weekend after Thanksgiving. I’m not sure I will manage to get that done again this year, but I have noticed more of those twinkling bits of color popping up around the ...

Whenever I see my friend Hall of Fame speaker and author Dr. Willie Jolley at our professional speakers’ conferences and ask, “How are you doing Willie?” he always responds, “I’m blessed and highly favored.” Willie truly is blessed and highly favored. He has a great marriage, family ...