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“It’s Not What You Gather…but What You Scatter…”
Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember our first taste of any kind of knowledge of world history? It all started with the notion of early man being divided into two roles by gender- male hunters and...
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The Shared Birthdays of Life
Dear Reader: Has a whole year flown by since I got the call from Mandy (early morning on September 24, 2014) saying that she hoped I didn’t mind sharing my birthday…because Mr. Jakie was on his way!...
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Second-Guessing God with Pumpkins and Acorns
Dear Reader: Haven’t we all, at some time or another, said or at least thought, that God must have made a mistake creating a plant or animal…a river or ocean, forest or jungle…maybe even a hot desert?...
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A Southern September Surprise: The Red Spider Lily
Dear Reader: Yesterday, my neighbor Jane, called me and said that I just had to stop by and see’ nothing short of a miracle‘ growing in front of her ditch and fence. She had gotten my attention…I...
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Nature Never Repeats Itself…
Dear Reader: Kaitlyn and Tommy gave me this adorable card for my birthday. After all the partying subsided I started picking up, cleaning up, and putting out my cards on display Friday. When I got to...
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Choose Happy!
Dear Reader: Every morning we wake up, no matter what the circumstances surrounding us, we have the choice to “be happy.” Isn’t that an amazing gift? We have been given the choice to make whatever...
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“Saint or Ain’t”
Dear Reader: I “accidentally” came across a rather disturbing article (to me) on the song Jesus Loves Me. I couldn’t believe that someone could actually tear apart this beloved song I grew up singing...
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Feeling Down? Look Up!
Source: National Cathedral : Sculptor: Herbert S. Houck – Background Info: From the sculptor’s family history comes the story of his ancestor discovering President Lincoln (in a wooded area) on his...
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Lost in Autumn…
Dear Reader: I love when you discover the story behind the story that you are reading. This happened just recently to me. First Frost and Garden Spells literally put me under a spell with a new author...
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Saying “I Love You” is a Conversation, not a Message.
Dear Reader: When I first read the title quote…I paused and re-read it. Love is a conversation, not a message (original quote by Douglas Stone.) I needed to think on this a minute. The quote...
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When Indian Summer Gives in to Autumn
Dear Reader: Can’t we just feel the transition in the air now between Indian Summer and Autumn? I feel the change around me in every one of my senses…smell, sight, sound, taste, and touch. If you have...
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Searching for Sunday
Dear Reader: Searching for Sunday is the book that our Sunday School class is studying this year. We have just started into the first couple of chapters and I find it interesting that I am relating to...
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I’ll Be Back Soon…
Conditions at Edisto prevented me from getting home yesterday. Hope to get home soon. Everyone take care! Lots of stories are coming!
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Be back on Thursday
Dear Reader: The plans of mice and men and Ya’s and floods ( including bullfrogs) often go astray- long story but hope to back in action Thursday October 8! Believe me I have missed all of you but know...
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For Whom the Sea Glass Chimes…It Chimes for Thee”
Dear Reader: For once I am at a lost for words. Where do I start to tell this story? An Erskine Reunion at Edisto Beach gone astray… When I finally reached my home yesterday I got down on my knees and...
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…”Every Leaf is a Flower”
Dear Reader: As I was leaving Mandy and John’s neighborhood (Wakendaw Lakes) last evening….the community farewell sign (that changes seasonally) said: “Autumn is a second spring and every leaf is a...
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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
Dear Reader: If we learn no other lesson from the ‘once in a thousand years’ storm’… I believe this quote by Vincent Van Gogh says it all. As we watched the whole process of rebuilding one’s life...
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“No Beginning or Ending- Just Changing”
Dear Reader: While I was waiting for my three month check-up with my (relatively) new primary doctor- Dr. Sara Montoya….(who I adore) I saw a stack of local “free” publications sitting on a waiting...
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The Balance of Nature and Life
Dear Reader: Maybe it is the “Libra” (scales) in me that is more comfortable when my personal life is balanced and in sync with a rhythm that suits my personality and energy level… because I do...
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A Test of Character: The Life We Make for our Children
Dear Reader: As a history teacher… when I recall the life and death of Sitting Bull…I feel saddened that this great Indian leader spent his last few years on a reservation… where he would be killed in...
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