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Is It Time for a Change?: Part 2

January 31, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This is a reprint of an article originally published in 2011 Grandpa had gotten into the habit of calling different family members on a regular basis to inquire as to what day of the week it was. Never satisfied with the answer from the first person, he would ask to … Read More

A Time for Change? Part 1

January 24, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This is a reprint of a four-part series first published in 2011. Whether we come to the conclusion on our own, or our loved ones point it out to us, there will come a time when living independently is no longer a good idea. So how do you know when … Read More

Going Through Mother’s Things

January 9, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Women are planners. By nature they organize an event well before it takes place. My daughter-in-law spent a year planning her wedding, I always know my Christmas dinner menu by December 1st, and if my daughter has an big date on Saturday night she has her clothes laid out by … Read More

A Tisket, A Tasket . . . It’s One Incredible Basket

January 4, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Many people would have looked at little David Longaberger and thought, “that poor little boy.” After all, he was one of twelve children born into an impoverished family in a small town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. His father worked long hours at the local paper mill after … Read More

Turkey, Tinsel, and Toy Trains

December 7, 2012 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Even though we may only realize it in retrospect, children often display behavior very early in life that points to their destiny. In the early 1890s, 7-year-old Joshua Lionel Cowen whittled a miniature locomotive from a scrap of wood and attempted to fit it with a tiny engine — and … Read More