Easy Bean Dip

Forget calorie counting when you dip your taco chip into this tasty mixture. But who's counting calories anyway. Make a bowl full to munch on while you are watching that movie on TV tonight. Stir it up and keep it in the fridge until the movie starts.

Vaccines are here!

Vaccines for COVID-19 are currently being administered! The news media showed the first vaccination in the United States being administered to nurse Sandra Lindsay on December 14, 2020. Lindsay told CNN: "I trust science.

Packing Love into Shoeboxes

On November 10, 2020, at 1:00 pm, the Smoky Mountain Home School 4-H Club met at Revival Vision Church. Each member had prepared and packed a shoebox for Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child. Elijah Helton, the community service organizer, prepared the boxes for shipping and delivered them to Milan Baptist Church, the drop-off location for Union County.

Department Of Homeland Security Identifies Chiropractors As Essential Service Providers

Doctors of chiropractic are part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce, according to an advisory memorandum released by the u.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The memo aims to give state, local, tribal and territorial governments guidance as they consider what actions to take in their communities to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while still maintaining critical industries and the workers who support them.

Hound Cake

Have you ever heard the excuse, “The dog ate my homework?” Or instead, maybe I should ask if you’ve had the chance to actually use it?
Let me tell you, my Mamaw Jo was quite the baker. She even took a course in cake decorating. Naturally, she did very well. I enjoyed watching her craft roses out of icing since I had always wondered how that was done. If I ever tried to make one, it would have resembled a melted beehive.

Can You Hear Me Now?

It seems both my wife and I are losing our hearing. Our kitchen is separated from the living room by a dining room. I would estimate the distance from the kitchen sink to our recliners to be approximately thirty feet. One of us is always calling to the other from the kitchen to the living room or vice versa. It seems neither of us hears the other on first call. When repeated more loudly the second time, and even louder with clearer enunciation the third time, the imminent response of either, “You don’t have to scream!” or “You don’t have to be so hateful!” occurs without fail.

Thy Rod and Thy Staff

If you trail hike much, perhaps you used a walking stick to lean on for balance or help support a sore knee joint. This simple tool goes back a long way and was used for more than just walking. The Bible refers to them as a rod or staff, and both have strong symbolic meanings.