We Are Community 259 I was reminded of an old parable this week.  A gentleman was moving to a new village.  As he entered the village, he saw an old man by the gate to the village.  He asked the…

We Are Community 258 Read with interest an article about loneliness in America.  I think of lonely people as people like me who have lost their partner or who have outlived most of their family or who had little to…

We Are Community 257 I use the Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide and sometimes thoughts resonate with me.  Part of a prayer this week stated “Guide us to create a society where every individual has access to a dignified life…

We Are Community 256 Last week I told you that I poked the eye out of my phone with a rivet in my pocket.  As I rely pretty heavily on my phone, headed to US Cellular on Monday with full…

We Are Community 255 Attended the Hancock County Democratic meeting in Carthage on Monday.  Always interesting.  Plans are being made for a golf outing and a fish fry later this summer in Carthage.  Also, there is at least one candidate…

We Are Community 254 Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies out there!  Whether you are a mother, you have helped nurture something living whether a child, a plant, or a furry or feathered friend. Attended a wonderful performance at…

We Are community 253 Any week on the green side of the grass is a good week! Monday was a busy day as are all Mondays.  Started at the dentist office where I got a new crown yet no one…

We Are Community 252 Our world suffered a great loss this week.  Pope Francis was a Pope for all people.  I saw on the news that he had a favorite bakery where he ordered many cakes, like his own, for…

We Are Community 251 Today is Easter Sunday.  When we are in the womb, if we have the power of thought, we probably cannot imagine a different life than our warm comfortable surrounding yet we are forced out into a…

We Are Community 250 Feel that we are lucky to have the Legacy Theater in Carthage which brings some outstanding shows to the area.  Learned this week that there is another theater in the area.  It is in Rushville at…