In all my years of being a business owner, I have never heard the desperate cry of businesses needing help as loudly as I do now. It is almost impossible to find…
Category: Editorials
From the sunny side: A good village
A few days ago, I was talking to a life-long friend. When I say “life-long,” I mean I have know this guy since he was born, as he is a few years…
Learning As I Go: Out of my comfort zone
As I navigated bumper to bumper traffic in Central Florida this weekend, I felt my anxiety escalate. The giant bridges with no emergency lanes caused me to grip the steering wheel a…
From the sunny side: “Thank you” Mrs. Hamby, Mrs. Rollings and Ms. Faulkner
I have had many great teachers in my life. I’ve also had a couple of teachers who weren’t so great, but I won’t dwell on them. If I were to talk about…
Learning As I Go: Scatter Your Seeds
I refuse to mow my front yard. Last year, I scattered the seed heads of dried wildflowers all over my yard and I have excitedly waited to see where they will come…
From the sunny side: Marking time
Ever since I can remember, I have had a funny way of marking down the days to any big event. I know a lot of people may mark a special day on…
Emerald’s Gem Box: A woman was created differently on purpose
“Our generation is so busy trying to prove that women can do everything men can do, women are losing the unique qualities that set us apart; the God-given femininity and unique way…
Learning As I Go: There’s no time like the present
We walked around the house and measured. Lots of discussion and thought went into the next half hour. How many boards would we need? Can we cut them in half and have…
From the sunny side: Thank goodness for baseball
I love baseball. There is no secret about that. In fact, I do believe I have shared that personal little bit of valuable information about myself on previous occasions. Of all the…
Learning As I Go: Grow where you’re planted
Plants growing out of people’s gutters or flowers in the middle of a concrete slab always baffle me. First, how did that little seed end up there, and second, how did it…
From the sunny side: Grateful
I consider myself to be a truly blessed person. My life has indeed had its share of tough times and challenges. I continue to have tough times and challenges. I fully expect…
Learning As I Go: Taking a sick day
“Mama,” I heard the soft voice of my oldest. “Mama, wake up. Daniel’s puking and crying.” I slowly opened my eyes and saw the blurry “2’’ at the beginning of the time…
Emerald’s Gem Box: America is losing her freedoms
This past week, YouTube deleted a video of a roundtable discussion between Gov. Ron DeSantis and medical experts from Oxford, Stanford and Harvard. In the video, the doctors and medical experts were…
From the sunny side: Anybody have a dollar?
I’m sure I have shared with you before that often it is quite a challenge to come up with something to write that is worthy of our weekly visits. I figure, if…
Learning As I Go: Aren’t We All Like Judas?
After attending The Passion Play this weekend, I have thought a lot about Judas. He was one of the disciples and for roughly three years, he traveled with Jesus and witnessed all…
Emerald’s Gem Box: When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression
I recently saw a story on Facebook entitled “When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression” and thought, “AMEN!” Then I saw who had posted the story and felt sure that…
From the sunny side: Being “Uncle Rickey”
I’m sure I have shared with you before that I was never blessed with the title of “father” (not to my knowledge, anyway – that’s a standard humorous answer I often give…
Learning As I Go: Check Your Bait
“I caught a snake!” my mom yelled as she quickly left the pole with my husband and darted to the other end of the pier. Of course, all of us ran over…
From the sunny side: Gettin’ my shot
I was finally able to do it. Last week, I went to get my first COVID vaccine. As strange as it may sound, I have actually been looking forward to being able…
Emerald’s Gem Box: The Front Porch … where the tea is sweet and the talks are long
One of the best things about growing up in the newspaper business has been giving back to the community and keeping all the local citizens informed of what’s happening in their corner…