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I felt pretty good about myself as I packed the car with my books and presentation materials for the trip to Ridgeland, SC and a Lowcountry Lt. Dan Weekend, “a community based event supporting some…

Have you seen them?  Not far from the Back-To-School clearance bins, just past the Halloween costumes and Thanksgiving place mats, Christmas decorations have begun to appear.  It’s really nothing new.  The Season of Christmas was…

Congratulations to: 1. Kimberly Noah2. Carolyn Nava3. Joy Clark4. Cate McWayne5. Laurie Skinner6. Dixie Culbreath7. Gail Moroney8. Latrelle Cyree9. Lynda Edwards10. Anne Watson11. Doris O’Brien12. Jacqui Booth13. Jane Kienieger14. Benita Miller Your posted comments during…

Sometimes, when my grief is so deep that even the bliss of sleep cannot ease the aching of my heart, I awake with tears in my eyes. Sometimes, when the world has wailed with agony…

Armed with a chainsaw, axe rope and emergency provisions, our son Beau traveled from Annapolis, Maryland to Johns Island, SC praying he would find our home still standing after hurricane Hugo blasted its way across…

I was thrilled and honored to have last week’s blog accepted for publication in the Opinion section of The State newspaper. 

How did you learn your ABC’s?  I would be willing to venture the Alphabet Song had something to do with it and may still be a ready reference when you are forced to quickly recall that “Q”…

It’s sad. Check-out time from the rented beach house really is at ten tomorrow morning and then I will only have a few more weeks to wear my flip-flops and white capris before someone calls…

“I can’t wait until all you kids are out of here!” My mother used to say that and today I wonder if she ever missed us once her dream came true.  If she did, she…

Maybe you saw it coming and maybe you didn’t.  But you’ve just been fired and the aftershock has you reeling. Don’t feel too bad. It happens to nearly everyone at one time or another. Why,…