Mr. Jeff Vanderbeck, Publisher Appalachian Newspapers, Inc. 129 Caroline Avenue Pikeville, Kentucky 41502 Dear Sir: I’ve seen quite a few comments about an article you wrote concerning “Fancy Farm” and although I opted not to spar with a reporter who had no idea what he was talking about, I was compelled by many members of … [Read more…]
There’s a transition going on in my household this week. My youngest child is getting ready to begin the next chapter in his life: post-secondary education. I can’t wait for him to become the person he is supposed to be. This child has been a joy to me and his father. He has also been … [Read more…]
I don’t want to get preachy here. Honestly, I’m only trying to delve into how I think about something, so please bear with me. My mother used to always say “Offer it up to Jesus” when she would drop us off at school in the morning. And I would try. But by the time I … [Read more…]
My daddy died when I was 19 years old. I was a freshman at Western Kentucky University. He had been sick for 2 years. That’s not right. He had been sick my entire life. He had Type 1 Diabetes. He got it when he was 19 years old. So every day of his life he … [Read more…]
Note: Every year, before the political speaking at the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic, there is an award that is presented to those who go above and beyond to help the community of Fancy Farm and all of Graves County. This year, one of the recipients of the award was my husband, Jimmy Elder. This … [Read more…]
"You are the light of the world!" This Gospel from Matthew is one of my favorite. I love the fact that we are all the light of the world. It's true that we can't all shine the brightest all the time, but we all have our time to shine for the whole world to see. … [Read more…]
When I was twenty-six years old my mother died of lung cancer at the age of 49. At the time I thought she was older. Now I know how young she was. She had lived a very full life. She had married young and had her children young. She had raised her children to adulthood, … [Read more…]
Somewhere throughout your life you meet people, never realizing down the road they will make a huge impact on your life. I was so fortunate growing up to encounter women who were not related to me, who throughout the years have opened their arms and hearts to me and mine. I guess I was about … [Read more…]
When I was growing up I can remember a time that my Daddy got tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters. At the age I was I thought they were the best basketball players I had ever seen. I can remember just laughing and laughing and laughing. They could shoot from anywhere and hit “nothing … [Read more…]
I love the fact that I am technologically advanced except when it comes to doing something that should be easy and I know all I have got do is click one button and it’ll work but I’ve been working on it for two days and still can’t figure out how to get my pictures off … [Read more…]