It was around 2002. I was living in beautiful Applachia in Johnson City, Tennessee. I was doing ministry at Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU). Proudly, I was one of very few non-Southerners. I am from California and I like to rock that when possible. Regularly I would tease my students about their accents. Seriously they would say some funny things. One day I was talking to some of my students. They said something and I replied, “Y’arn’t gonna do such and such (fill in the blank) are ya?” The conversation stopped. Everyone whipped their heads in my direction and asked, “Y’arn’t?” I was devastated. What would my family and friends…
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3 Questions To Help You Stop Hoarding
I have a confession. I come from a long line of hoarders. My father and my grandfather before him could not throw anything away. I also sufffer from this disease. Recently I threw away fifteen 30 gallon bags of paper going back over 10 years. There is still more that I need to scan into Evernote and throw away. It was not just paper either. I went through piles of stuff, my books and even am looking at computer files. This is a difficult task for me. I keep telling myself, “If you get rid of this, even if you haven’t needed it in five years, you will need it next…
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Spring for Hunger
Want to make a difference in the lives of the homeless of New Orleans? Join me at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church this Saturday for lunch at their annual Spring for Hunger fundraiser. Doors open from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Your donation of $10 or more will help St. Mark’s serve more than 7,500 meals over the next year. Come early for French Quarter Fest and join us for brunch. Experience the meal service St. Mark’s provides each Sunday for the homeless and poor of NOLA. To reserve your place, email Juli at jpattison@fsgno.org or call 504-913-8789. If you would like to volunteer at St. Mark’s on a Sunday to feed…
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