A Hope-Filled Heart
Yesterday was "Giving Tuesday" and today, Happy First Day of Advent! Today I would like to share with our readers a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. Mend a Child's Heart is the closest way…
Thanksgiving: Daily Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Last month I was reminded that Thanksgiving and Christmas need not be a specific date on a calendar. Our son and his family traveled from where they live in the West to the East Coast, and…
Revitalizing Lifestyles and Business
The greatest challenge of community life is to create synthesis, embracing diversity in a unified whole, resolving differences with the healing spirit of love and dedication to the good of the whole. — Corinne McLaughlin In the wake of COVID more people…
Pass it On
Always count your blessings and thank God for all that you have. – Catherine Pulsife A few weeks ago I listened to a sermon from the Accidental Country Pastor. The theme of the day was gleaning the fields. Listen in, the…
Crafting the Fall Season
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..." ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 Appreciate fall in all it's glorious splendor because winter will be upon us before we know it. Heart of Community, Book #2 in…
Places with Soul
Small town living has been given a bad wrap! The town of my childhood was the considered a small town but no longer! I've lived in others since with populations as low as three hundred up to ten thousand. As…
Fall into a New “Cozy” Read
"Small towns with big hearts give me hope that Sunday mornings will always be sacred and special." ~ Sue Batton Leonard The temperatures are dropping, even in the mid-Atlantic States! And with fall, you know what that means -…
A News Worthy Day! October 1, 2021
(Photo: Chalk Art photo captured by Sue Leonard from the sidewalks of Homestead Neighborhood children) Good Morning! And a good Friday it is! Today, I am excited to share with you the back and front cover of my new publication,…
A Hint of Fall
What a stunningly beautiful morning it is! A real hint of fall in the air. All humidity has dissipated leaving way to crisp, clean air. Just a tease of autumn, no doubt. Our warm days are not entirely over yet.…
Sunny Spot in Churchville
Today, I'm going to continue on the same thread as the last post about a community of people we used to hold so near and dear to our hearts - the farmers. One of the reasons I've enjoyed returning to…