A City Girl’s Review of 2023, Part 2
Last week I began a review of 2023 based on my weekly columns. It turned out to be a two-week project, so here is a summary of July through December. […]
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A City Girl’s Review of 2023, Part 1
A review of the past year seemed like a good idea until I realized how much space it would take to summarize 52 columns. […]
Advent – Hope, Peace, Joy, Love
To the world at large, “advent” is just a word that means the beginning of an event, the invention of something, or the arrival of a person. […]
Berkley Christian inspires Christmas décor contest in Emory
When Berkley Christian was seven or eight years old, she told her mom that the Christmas décor in Emory was “lame,” or “ugly,” and she asked her mom if she could do something about it. […]
Christmas candy
David and I spent several days last week in Conway, Arkansas with my brother Jim and his wife JoLynn. […]
Christmas has come to Emory!
When we came home on Wednesday, Christmas had arrived in a big way, and several businesses went all out. […]
Christmas lights on the Rains County Courthouse are the work of Nate Carista
December is a delightful time of the year with music, lights and gatherings of friends and family. […]
Behind the times
I got my first cell phone in 2005 when we were in the process of moving from Carrollton, Texas, to the Tampa Bay area of Florida. […]
Every day is different for substitute teacher Molly Stancliff
Molly Stancliff likes people and sees many faces every day as a full-time substitute teacher in Rains ISD. […]
I’m thankful for …
What could be more appropriate for a column that will appear in the Rains County Leader on Thanksgiving Day than a discussion about what I’m thankful for. […]