Their love never dies
We occasionally feel we need a break from our life's daily "hustle and bustle" to renew our spirits. A mental refresher is essential, whether...
Salute the Vietnam warriors
While recently thumbing through my old Tennessee and Georgia high school yearbooks, tears pooled in my eyes. Yes, they were all there, young men...
The immeasurable value of courage
He sat in a chair against the wall in the doctor's colorless waiting room, quietly anticipating a nurse to call his name. Lines only...
Keep the soldiers in your heart
Byron Woodrow Durham kissed his newborn infant, Bobbie Jean, before leaving to combat the enemy in December 1942. Agnes, his wife, and one-month-old daughter...
Extinguish the fires of rage
Webster defines rage as "violent and uncontrolled anger." I characterize it as a disease that spreads like wildfire. And if we don't douse the...
Do good while standing strong
Daddy always said, "The only problem with living long is watching others go away while I still stand strong." He was right about that.
Many...
Through a mother’s heart
Many of us work a myriad of jobs throughout our lives. We build careers, climb up and down ladders, and hopefully accomplish our goals....
Listening to the voices of America
A political writer, I am not. I have avoided diving into such perilous seas filled with sharks, but I will take my chances today...
This Mother’s Day, I shall wear red…
I vividly recall, as a child, attending church on Mother's Day and straining to see who was wearing a white or a red carnation...
The finest athlete I ever knew
Around 1934, a tall, thin fifteen-year-old girl traveled down the mountain to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The road was curvy and treacherous, as most roads were...
Lynn’s Garage Gym
If you walked down our street on any Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday morning in 2020, you would pass a house where the double garage...
National Day of Prayer observances planned across Habersham May 4
National Day of Prayer observances will be held at various locations across Habersham County on Thursday, May 4. Described as a rolling prayer revival,...