Tag: appalachia
Everyone Needs Encouragers in Their Life
Everyone needs encouragers in their life. I know I do. Otherwise, when situations don’t turn out the way I anticipated or the road gets tough, I inevitably fall into negativity. The critical voice in my head replays the same old stories from my past sending me into a tailspin. But…
Driving Into the Storm: A Hurricane Story
Driving into the storm wasn’t the smartest decision we’ve ever made—but it was a necessary one. On Friday, September 27th, my husband and I set off early from my daughter’s home in Indianapolis to head south. We’d been up from Tennessee running my mother to doctor’s appointments and visiting with…
Change is Never Easy
Nearly two years have passed since my husband and I made the decision to move out of state from our Indiana home. We both love the Smokey Mountains and the time seemed right to take a leap of faith. In July 2021, we purchased our dream farm in East Tennessee.…
