Honoring Mothers Both Deceased and Alive

As I look back in retrospect at the decades that I have contributed and considered issues, ideas, and individuals in my weekly column in The Dillon Herald, arguably, one of my most anticipated and favorite subjects has pertained to mothers and Mother’s Day.

Mandevillas

Bold color, tropical beauty, and easy-care mandevillas make excellent additions to patios, decks, and gardens. Train them onto a trellis, allow them to cascade from a hanging basket, or combine them with other plants. Enjoy summer-long blossoms and the butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators that stop by for a visit.

Gone With The Wind

The mega movie, starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh, Gone with the Wind, was adopted from a novel by Margaret Mitchell. Most do not know that the novelist gleaned that saying from a poet named Earnest Dowson.

The Miracle and Message on the Roof

Our Annual Fellowship of Interdependent Churches International (F.O.I.C.I.) Leadership Conference convened on March 15, 2023. There were a few delegates who had already arrived from South Africa, Kenya, and India.

The Danger of Taking Unnecessary Risks

Like many of the topics I consider and briefly comment on in my weekly column, this article today came through seeing an individual take an unnecessary risk that could have been detrimental or even deadly to himself and others.

Late Bloomers In The Prime Of Life

My column today is semi-autobiographical and geared toward people, like me, who are past the official retirement age. I have, long before I reached my present age of seventy-one, known and believed that I would be a late bloomer.

Prayer

At the very end of my column last week, I concluded with a section devoted to prayer. I want to pick up where I stopped. However, I will delve deeper into the issue of prayer in today’s column.