Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter's Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Metropolitan Pooler, called me this week. That was a historic occasion. Maybe not man-landing on-the-moon historic, but pretty close to it. Skeeter rarely ever calls. I think it is because he thinks he knows everything. Being an industry leader in the tree stump removal and plow repair game can do that to a person. » Read More

Let's talk a little bit about each one of my top 13 free websites: » Read More

Mother's Day always raises memories of so many special women, some still with me and others long gone. I'm a mother, but today isn't really about me. It's about all the beautiful mother figures who have invested into my life and taught me how to live. I honor these mentors who have made me into the woman I am now - nowhere near perfect, but nowhere near the mess I'd be without the gift of their influence. » Read More

For mothers with children at home and in school, May can bring madness. It's a month that tends to be filled with end-of-the-school-year projects, performances, concerts, dress rehearsals, parties and more. » Read More

We've heard much ado this week about new research from the Institute of Medicine and the US Centers for Disease Control concerning obesity in America. Both reports were featured Monday and Tuesday at the CDC-sponsored "Weight of a Nation" summit. » Read More

President Obama's evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation's long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit that sacrifices some votes in exchange for potentially renewing his image as a leader of vision and hope. » Read More

I've met people who surely would have been 4-H'ers if only it existed in Australia. » Read More

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." » Read More

How can I describe the emotions of parents who love their children? We stamp a remarkable similarity in heart and in appearance on the character of small children. This is especially true of mothers, who have even more sympathy than fathers toward the feelings of their children because they gave birth to them in great pain. » Read More

I've never been a shepherd, at least not the kind that works with sheep of the animal variety. My experience with sheep is pretty much limited to petting zoos. I've only met one real life shepherd that I know of, and that was on an airplane. That said, why should Psalm 23 be so special to me? Have you ever wondered why this "Shepherd" Psalm is so popular in this country yet doesn't even make it on Wikipedia's list of sheep population per nation? » Read More

Relay for Life first gained real significance for me when I was in fourth grade and the wife of one of my favorite ministers died because of breast cancer. » Read More

Ah, springtime. The perfect time to get outside and enjoy some fresh air, blue sky and green grass. » Read More

Ah, springtime. The perfect time to get outside and enjoy some fresh air, blue sky and green grass. » Read More

"What do you wear to sleep?" » Read More

Eight thousand miles away from where you and I sit today, off beaten red clay roads, twisting and turning through the thick Ugandan vegetation, little children languish behind bars inside crude concrete prisons. Purposefully kept far from villages and towns, these unlikely "criminals" find themselves locked up through no fault of their own. » Read More

In today's busy society and with the way the economy is, genealogy is the farthest thought from your mind. Who cares how my ancestors from 100 years ago lived. I need to survive in today's world. I need to go to work, take care of my family, worry about whether the car will start, or how my son and daughter are doing in school. » Read More

It used to be that if you looked at me wrong, you could ruin my entire day. You didn't even have to be mad at me - you could be irritated by an itchy tag in the back of your shirt for all I knew, but someone being upset around me would send me into a tailspin of worry and self-questioning. » Read More

The Covington Family YMCA has served local families for more than 30 years, providing health and fitness to the community. Over the years, the Y has added The Coach Approach, FitLinxx program and group exercise classes to their workout programs along with youth sports, summer day camps and swim lessons for kids. Throughout the Y's history, helping out within the community has always been close to its heart. » Read More

Twenty teenagers, each with an 18-inch piece of pipe, were challenged to move a golf ball 60 feet without touching it and without letting it stop. » Read More