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Grieving…it’s a work in progress

When my Mama passed away in January, yes, I was upset - devastated even. Throw in a ton of shock while you’re at it. One day she was doing well and making improvements each day and then all of a sudden we were on the phone making an appointment with the hospice team to say our goodbyes. Not to...

Sorry Mama, I got a tattoo…

My Mama didn’t have any tattoos. And it’s not that she didn’t like them. I think she just didn’t like the idea of her kids getting them. Out of my brother and sister, I was her only child who didn’t have any tattoos….that is until last week. After she passed away in January, I was already...

I choose peace

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18 I like peace. I hate strife. Sometimes Christians are put in situations where they must make a stand. This usually causes conflict. A Christian should get no joy from conflict. Stirring the pot is...

Rhett Wilson, Sr.: Heroes Needed

Our world needs heroes. For such examples, sometimes we look backwards. My youngest son and I are reading Eric Metaxas’ book, 7 Men and 7 Women and the Secret of their Greatness. I highly recommend it. One model is Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), the German theologian and pastor who protected...

Something to Talk About: Pollution vs. Global Warming

As a teenager in the 1960’s I remember watching news broadcast on TV with film footage describing environmental pollution and claiming it would lead to the destruction of our planet. This public concern resulted in the creation of the Environmental Policy Act, the Environmental Protection Agency...

Head Space

You threw yourself away into the confines of your head Looking back at the person, you use to be While desperately searching for the person you were trying to be Dazed and confused Wondering in your head for hours on end Your body felt as if it had ran a marathon Tired was an understatement...

“Mom, you should be proud of yourself”

“Mom, you should be proud of yourself.” Those are the words that my 5 year old uttered to me in the mist of me explaining finances to him. At that very moment, I began to wonder, if I was talking to a child or an adult because of how he was able to articulate most of what I was saying to him....

VIC: Human Trafficking Statistics

Anyone who is concerned about the on-going human trafficking horror in this nation should be aware of a new report about the subject. Upstate South Carolina is an area that should be concerned because we live on the I-85 Corridor. Atlanta is listed as one of the nation’s worst human trafficking...

Heroes Needed

Baseball in Congress

No Exemption for Major League Baseball - moved All-Star Game bc of Voting Law concerns. Duncan and Lee File Legislation to Strip MLB Antitrust Exemption Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jeff Duncan (R-SC-03-Laurens) filed legislation to remove the longstanding antitrust exemption...