From October 2016

Retired People Look So Old

When we are working in the National Parks we spend a lot of time talking to retired people.  They are the majority of people who visit the national parks, especially during the week.  They are often bringing in their grandchildren to foster a spirit of adventure and give them a sense of history.  Yesterday I …

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Cricket – 1780’s Style

One final thing from our anniversary weekend:  the exhibition cricket game.  Sunday of the anniversary weekend, October 9, was gorgeous.  It was clear and warm with that scrubbed-air low humidity that comes after days of rain.  The re-enactors sets up an exhibition cricket game in the field in front of the Visitors Center and I …

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Restore or Rearrange

Yesterday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church the associated pastor Jamie Mosteller preached about being restored.  He chose as his text Joel 2:23-32 which begins “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come …

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Folks Sure Do Dress Funny Here

During the anniversary weekend at Kings Mountain, you could see many people wearing historic clothing.  On Friday, October 7, we had almost as many people in 18th century clothing as we did in 21st century clothing.  I overheard one little boy tell his parents, “Folks sure do dress funny here!” But dressing in historical clothing …

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In Memory of Aunt Joan

Today is the memorial service for my Aunt Joan, my dad’s only sibling.  We mourn because we see her now only “in memory”. But, despite the loss, we are not sad today because Aunt Joan was a woman of deep faith and we rejoice that she has reached her heavenly home. Tom and I drove …

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