A mom is an exceptional human being. She is defined as a woman in relation to a child, but to be a mother is distinctively more than a mere relationship. A mother is the person a family relies on to make plans, hold things together, know where all the things are and to be the rock. And a true mother lives to fulfill these needs to her deepest effort.

I got up and stumbled toward the coffee pot. Lying on the kitchen table was a sweet Mother’s Day card and two bags of my favorite chocolate. Tim has done that since I was carrying Sara. He had to work that day, so he left my goodies on the table while I was still asleep.

I guess that made him my Santa because I squealed like a little kid on Christmas morning and tore into one of the bags. I drank some hot coffee and savored my chocolate. I had no idea that would be the best part of my whole day.

I thank you God for blessing me with Sara my daughter.
You knew her when you were separating the Earth from the water.

The laughing smile on her face,
Is a reflection of Your loving grace.

When I hear the wonderful sound of her happy laughter,
I thank you God for the blessing of being her mother.

It is a blessing to be able to hold her in my arms,
Where she is protected from the world’s harms.

I wish that I could make all the bad things go away.
So, I pray to God to protect her along life’s way.

Mincey’s Musings
Year Two, Week Sixteen

In an article published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on April 26, 2019, writer Brittany Crocker reported the Loudon County Courthouse fire, noting in the title to her article that “Fire Once Leveled Another Historic East Tennessee Courthouse, Taking Everything With It”.

Galatians 1:6
“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:”

I started to title this article “Where is your focus?”. However, after reflecting about what the Apostle Paul was communicating to the people which lived in the country of Galatia nearly 2,000-years ago, it became apparent that it was not a where question! If we believe Jesus “saved us”, then it must be a question about who is your focus on and not where is your focus. All the Gospel is a question of who and the answer to any who question about the Truth is always Jesus! Let me explain.

From personal observation and talking with others, it seems to be a good year for carpenter bees, as there are plenty of them. Usually when I get asked about them it’s how to get rid of them.

CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) is an acronym. It stands for “Clusters of Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.” Don’t worry. I don’t understand that either. The real story about what CRISPR is and what it can do is a lot more interesting than that terminology might suggest. Scientists were smart to come up with a clever, pronounceable acronym. Otherwise, it would be a lot harder to get those of us who are not genetic engineers to pay attention to their research.

Union County High School sophomore, Caitlin Mays, was nominated by the Knoxville News Sentinel as the Prepxtra female athlete of the week. This is a poll sponsored by the New Sentinel that allows people to vote for the nominees.

Red Devils Baseball Lose in a Close Game Against Campbell County. The Red Devils traveled to Campbell County on April 17. Trot Russell started out on the mound and lasted 3 innings, but was relieved by Eben Hansen in the fourth inning after giving up 2 runs to tie the game at 5. The two teams were tied going into the last inning. Hansen started the 5th with a walk and a double with no outs. Red Devils chose to load the bases with the #4 hitter up. Hansen struck the next batter out but then lost the next batter to a walk that was resulting in Campbell County winning with a walk-off base on balls. With Campbell County scoring a walk-off, the Devils lost 5-6. The Devils did not have a strong offense, nor did they have a strong defense.

As the school year comes to a close, graduating high school seniors are busy planning celebrations with their families, friends and classmates. While it’s a time for celebration, it’s also a time for responsibility and accountability when it comes to underage drinking.