My grandson King turns 7 years old today.
King is the son of my older son, Trey, and his wife, Kinsey. They are the “Nashville family” while my younger son, Brett, …
A skinny 2022?
So how is that diet going?
Yeah, mine, too.
If I get ONE more email, flyer or letter about diet programs or fitness facilities, I’m calling the car warranty folks and giving …
New Year, new optimism
Country music often speaks to me. Lyrics have always been the main part of any music I love. I want a story, a saga or something I can hold on …
Kicking out the New Year’s Eve blahs
The countdown to the new year has begun, and New Year’s Day, an official federal holiday, will soon be here.
Counting the newest one, there are now 11 federal holidays in …
A Bethlehem in our own backyard
Bethlehem, a place synonymous with the birth of Christ, a tiny baby born to save the world. A quiet, unassuming location that changed everything.
I traveled this fall to another Bethlehem …
Maryville senior is TSBA winner
Jackson Shue, a senior at Maryville High School, has won the Student Recognition Award from the Tennessee School Boards Association. The TSBA honors a student each year for achievement in …
It is time to waste an hour
In the middle of Christmas chaos last week, I got an overwhelming desire to “waste an hour.”
Wasting an hour was something my mother introduced when I was much too young …
Food City aids Second Harvest, Empty Stocking
Food City officials were at the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee offices at 136 Harvest Lane in Maryville on Dec. 17 for a check presentation from the Hometown …