Before I tell you more about the battles of the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War, I want to introduce you to three British officers who will be important in these battles. I could talk about lots of people, but that would just be confusing. If I only give you three British officers, you might …
From February 2016
Kings Mountain National Recreation Trail
After listening to several more people who got lost on their way out of Kings Mountain State Park over the weekend, Tom and I decided to take a hike from there to see what the trouble was. We drove to Crawford Lake at Kings Mountain State Park, found the trailhead, and headed out. The Kings …
Black History Month
As I’m sure you already know, February is Black History Month. I really enjoy learning new things about black history; minorities are certainly under-represented in history books. The Revolutionary War had many blacks – free and slave – fighting. One of our projects at work was putting together a temporary display showing some of the …
Transfiguration Sunday
Last Sunday was Transfiguration Sunday in the church calendar. Tom and I returned to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Shelby to worship at the 8:30 service. Transfiguration Sunday is celebrated the last Sunday before Lent, and because Easter is early this year, Lent starts on Wednesday. This was only our second Sunday at Aldersgate. We …
Super Bowl
Tom and I enjoyed watching the Super Bowl last night. We got home from work, made a pizza, put it in the convection oven and settled in to watch the festivities. It was a great football game, especially from the defensive side, for both teams. Both teams had a mediocre offense – thanks to the …
Revolutionary War South
When we think about where the Revolutionary War was fought, we usually think of places like Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill and Boston. If we paid attention to American history classes, we might be able to add Valley Forge, New York, and even Saratoga. Most of us, however, would not be able to describe the two …
Browns Mountain
One of the hikes Tom and I recommend to people who come into the Kings Mountain NMP Visitors Center is the Browns Mountain Trail. From the Visitors Center this is an out-and-back trail that goes to the top of Browns Mountain, the tallest point in the park. The trail is about six miles round trip, …
A Busy Weekend
It was a busy weekend at the Visitors Center at Kings Mountain. Because it was sunny and about 70, everyone wanted to get out, especially after the snow and ice the weekend before. We had over 1400 guests in the two days of the weekend (compared to a total of 70 on Thursday and Friday). …
Confess
I added the novel “Confess” by Colleen Hoover to my “books to read list” when it was selected as one of the Goodreads Best Books of 2015. I put it on my library list and waited for it to come up as available. When it was my turn to check it out, I downloaded it …
Be Still
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46 is one of my favorite Psalms. It starts off with the wonderful verse, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble.” God is our refuge. The definition of refuge is “a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, …