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Mom guilt: #myredneckmarriage

Mom guilt: #myredneckmarriage

Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a working mom in Mt. Gilead. That’s her husband, Matt Crump, in the photo. He’s what we call a “good sport” for sending along that shot. For those of you who don’t know, my husband travels...
Review: Proof that Mt. Gilead had a math whiz

Review: Proof that Mt. Gilead had a math whiz

By Bob Tedder • This is the third book I’ve reviewed written by a Mt. Gilead native. It’s also a book of firsts. For the first time, there is not a copy available at the Speckled Paw. And it’s the first book I have not actually read. However, there’s a twofold reason...
Thoughts on service to others

Thoughts on service to others

By Doris McRae • Christ set the standard as a public servant and we are greatly blessed to have a perfect guideline to go by. We are created to serve. Whether we carry food to neighbors, fill various church roles, assist with nursing home and prison ministries,...
Review: Vonnegut’s gift keeps on giving

Review: Vonnegut’s gift keeps on giving

By Bob Tedder • Through my numerous years of reading I have trod many a peripatetic mile over assorted paths of the world’s literary landscape. In my fruitless campaign to read them all rarely do I stop to linger multiple times over even the best books the world...
#MomGuilt: A stripper pole in the toy room

#MomGuilt: A stripper pole in the toy room

Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a working mom in Mt. Gilead. For those of you who know me, you know that homemaking’s not my thing. I like to cook, but when it comes to cleaning … well, let’s just say I require hired help. This week,...