'Grief is the price of love'

The cold hard truth in our sin-cursed world is that all human relationships end in pain; it’s been said the greater the love, the greater the sorrow will be. Grief is an unwelcome visitor, arriving and reshaping life without our consent, but he’s also our inevitable guest if we live long enough.

Switching sides

It would do well for Independents, Democrats and Republicans to explore what Trump has done to endanger the security of America.  Conservative news says the President is only negotiating, but Russia has given up nothing to America for obvious favored treatment.

Take some time; turn to wonder

John Newton is well known for his beloved hymn “Amazing Grace.”  He was also a gifted preacher and writer, who once said, “When I get to heaven, I shall see three wonders there. The first wonder will be to see many people there whom I did not expect to see.

Who was in the county first?

Who were the first people to live in what is now Graham County?  The first people we have a record of living in the county are the Cherokees. They were in Graham County long before any white person ever set foot here.  In fact, we don’t know exactly when they arrived.

G.O.P. goes A.W.O.L.

Isn’t it amazing that our brave soldiers sign up to protect our America, knowing that their very lives could be sacrificed to protect us all from our greatest adversaries: China, Russia and North Korea?  Yet, America’s government is becoming less transparent, less knowledgeable.

Good grief

It’s been a month since I held my daughter’s hand as – with her final heartbeat – she kissed this world goodbye.  The unspeakable, overbearing pain of that day comes and goes, in waves.

Growing up ‘Smoky Mountain’ style

Some children enjoy swings sets and merry-go-rounds in the backyard of their city homes.  As mountain children in the 1940s and 50s, we were privileged with the opportunity to explore the majestic forests surrounding our establishments and create our own brand of wonderland.

Anabaptist tradition turns 500

Whenever a natural disaster strikes in the U.S., some of the first groups to be on the scene to help clean up, repair and offer assistance are the Mennonite Disaster Service and the Amish.

Bear fight made the news

A story of a bear/dog/human fight reported by whoever was the Snowbird correspondent for the Andrews Sun reveals just how remote and wild Graham County was in the early 1900s. On the evening of Saturday, May 24, 1913, a large bear broke into the spring house at the D.K.

Grateful for the love of a woman

Mark Twain wrote, “Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.