“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou

COVID-19 is nothing to make light of.  It is a very contagious virus that has the potential to have devastating effects in the body, even to the point of causing death. Besides the illnesses and unfortunate deaths that have resulted from this virus, its impact on the economy of the world has…

“It’s easy for someone to joke about scars if they’ve never been cut.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Last year in this column I wrote about how important it is to supplement Vitamins C, D and zinc for the possible prevention and treatment aspects related to COVID-19. These natural vitamins and mineral supplements have been shown to be helpful and reported widely in news reports and medical …

Philippians 4:13 (NLT) “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’…” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

Wow, 2020 is finally coming to a close! Many will be saying, “And not a minute too soon!” That is making the assumption that 2021 will be a better year than 2020.

I write this letter as a native citizen and lifelong resident of Tennessee. Last week, Gov. Bill Lee gave the people of Tennessee a lump of coal for Christmas.

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams

After the round of winter weather and Arctic air that Middle Tennessee experienced for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, a likely warming trend will take our high temperatures into the upper 50s by Wednesday afternoon.

To whom it may concern,

If you are not living with chronic pain, I am positive you know someone that is. 

Non-profit organizations have been hit especially hard during the pandemic. Fundraisers were cancelled, volunteers were in quarantine and staff had to learn how to navigate a difficult and unprecedented situation.

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” — Fred Rogers

Temperatures will be in the 50s through the middle of the week but a strong cold front is expected on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and could bring some showers and even some snowflakes.

Your sea salt or salt substitute may be related to your fatigue

“So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? Own it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!” —Mandy Hale

Winter begins Dec. 21 at 4:02 a.m. and sunset that day is 4:36 p.m. but the days start getting longer now and sunset on New Year’s Day is 4:43 p.m.

Which pill can replicate the benefits of regular exercise?

“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.” ― Simone Weil

A mostly sunny and dry spell of weather will continue for the week ahead with afternoon highs climbing from the upper 40s to the mid-50s by Wednesday and Thursday.

Since the mid-1800s, British sailors have often been called “limeys.” That is because they had a habit of eating limes and other citrus fruits while aboard ship for any length of time. 

Ephesians 3:20 (NASB) “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, …”

“Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?” — Mary Oliver