by admin | Nov 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Up in the mountains and hills of Kentucky, people believe that a strong predictor of the severity of the coming winter is reflected in the brown and black stripes of a small little creature known as the woolly worm. The lighter brown a segment is, the milder that week...
by admin | Apr 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
In 2005, 20 children were killed by their caregiver in Virginia (Virginia Department of Health, 2005 Family and Intimate Partner Homicide Report)
by admin | Mar 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
Children are delightful. They are small and innocent and adorable and remind us of youth and hope and happiness. They have a lot of needs, and when those needs are not met for the children in Appalachia, Americans Helping AmericansÒ acts as a safety net, helping...
by admin | Mar 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
It isn’t only the price of gas that has risen in the past few years; grocery inflation has also risen sharply. It isn’t just the price of gas that has risen in the past few years; grocery inflation has also risen sharply. Families across America are seeking the least...
by admin | Jan 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
AHA Home Repair Recipients I love the Kodak commercials that quote how much something costs, and then they show a picture that is so touching and then they say something like “Kathy’s graduation” or “Tyler’s first day of school”—“Priceless!” I feel like we were...
by admin | Jan 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
It is hard to believe that on Sat., May 24, Sherrie, my niece who lives with me will be graduating from Homeschool. I look back at the obstacles she has overcome—parents’ divorce, living with her grandmother and me, and dyslexia. I know that prayers and God’s amazing...