"Becoming"
Greetings, good friends! I hope this Advent season finds you well! I wanted to take a moment to share a few thoughts ... Currently, I am...
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Jolene
- Nov 20, 2022
Scars of Service
At the beginning of this month we take time to give thanks for those who have served in our nation's armed forces. It is one of two days...
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Jolene
- Sep 16, 2022
A Life of Service
As the wife of a grad student, it is important to keep in focus what is truly worth it. This means learning to trust in God for every...
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Jolene
- Dec 5, 2021
A Teddy Bear's Picnic
Greetings good friends! I do apologize for my recent absence, I had wanted to resume weekly blog posts this fall. However, life has...
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Jolene
- Sep 28, 2021
No More Stolen Sisters
Welcome back good friends! Greetings! Last week I took a break to deal with some private matters but I am back this week with a new...
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Jolene
- Sep 14, 2021
Where were you when the world changed?
On that day my husband and I had been watching C-SPAN's coverage of proceedings verifying the votes of a recent Presidential election. ...
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Jolene
- Sep 7, 2021
"Can You Relate?"
Recently, there have been a couple of songs that I have been playing on repeat. One is People by Jeffery East & Home Free and the other...
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Jolene
- May 28, 2021
If Walls Could Talk
On this blog, I endeavor to tell stories of little known people or little known stories of the well known. This week I thought I would...
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- Apr 21, 2021
Musings on the Civil War
It was on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee that my fledgling history buff self came into existence. I was one of those teenagers...
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Jolene
- Apr 13, 2021
A Few Thoughts on the Importance of Studying History
Welcome friends! This week I wanted to take a moment to explain a little more behind the philosophy of Telling Their Stories. The...
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Jolene
- Mar 30, 2021
I’ll Remember You
As some of you may know, I have a special interest in history. The thing that interests me about history is the individual stories. ...
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Jolene
- Jan 26, 2021
Georgian January: a Visit to Colonial Williamsburg
(Note from the Author: Sorry for the post being out late today, we had some internet issues today. . . Anyways, I hope you still enjoy!)...
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Jolene
- Jan 12, 2021
The Capital Has Been Breached
As the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
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Jolene
- Jan 5, 2021
Greetings and Salutations!
Greetings and Salutations good folks! Welcome to a New Year! It is now 2021! One thing we can all be grateful of is that because we...
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Jolene
- Dec 29, 2020
And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!
In reading the title of this post most of you probably had a tune along with those words. But have you ever wondered why it is called...
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Jolene
- Dec 8, 2020
We’ll meet again...
"We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always...
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Jolene
- Nov 17, 2020
Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought
(Warning: This weeks post does discuss cannibalism in America. While I won't go into depth about it (I will have resources at the end if...
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Jolene
- Oct 27, 2020
"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who tells your story..."
Recently, I have had thoughts about how to remember historical figures, and the importance of telling their stories. While it is...
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