I’ve just filled my 15th Kleenex of the day. My eyes are burning again, and it’s only been four hours…
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Breathing Life Into the Pipes at Grace Lutheran Church
Tuning in the Loft Up in the loft, the pipes are separated from the choir space behind narrowly slatted walls…
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Finding Inspiration in the Rhythms of Mountain Life
Finding Inspiration in the Rhythms of Mountain Life The Rhythm of the Loom Helen sat at her loom on the…
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Unplug to Appreciate Our Beautiful Planet
An Eco-Conscious Calling My teenage daughter wants to be an environmental scientist and save the polar bears. She loves all…
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The Artist Never Disappoints: Sunsets in the Highlands
The Golden Hour Picnic It’s early summer, and we’ve finished our burgers, crumpling the greasy wrappers and depositing them into…
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Recreating the Magic of Frances’ Old Kitchen Wisdom
Frances’ Macaroni and Cheese “Frances!” I jog her down, catching her in the foyer of The Church of Jesus Christ.…
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The Sounds of an Appalachian Neighborhood on Ice
A Peaceful Foreboding It crackles. Have you ever heard the sound of a wintry mix falling in the Appalachians? It…
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A Poem About Virginia: An Old and Ageless Beauty
VIRGINIA By Kathryn Jacobson She has an old type of beauty. I’m not quite sure why she feels that way;…
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Front Porch Tales: The Art of the Liar’s Bench
When the sun finally drops behind the ridge and the last chore is done, life on an Appalachian Highlands farm…
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Hope in the Hollow: A Bonny Blue Christmas Miracle
Life in the Shadow of the Mountain: The Bonny Blue Mine Gather round, friends. Pull up a chair by the…
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