Writing to Inspire, Inform, and Educate with Integrity
A Naturalization Ceremony Provides Appreciation for U.S. Immigration
By Carla G. Hart There’s been a lot of talk about illegal immigration over the last five years. Pew Research reported that 14 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the U.S. in 2023, an all-time high. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports an...
The Ancient Art of Falconry
The Ancient Art of Falconry EXPERIENCE BIRDS OF PREY UP CLOSE AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD For Scout Guide - Triad https://thescoutguide.com/greensboro-winston-salem/editorial/the-ancient-art-of-falconry/ Falconry is not a common term. However, the 4000-year-old art and...
Sporting Clays – Golf with a Shotgun
Sporting Clays - Golf with a Shotgun WITH TWENTY OUTDOOR SPORTING CLAY RANGES IN THE REGION, YOUR “NEW” FAVORITE PASTIME AWAITS! For Scout Guide-Triad Sporting Clays is a game based on attempting to break clay targets (birds) with a shotgun. The sport is often...
For the Love of Bad Girls
https://issuu.com/ohenrymag/docs/o.henry_april_2015 By Carla Harper “I love being someone else, because I can say things and present myself in ways that I otherwise would not,” says Kay Rule when asked about the historical bad girls she’s impersonated over the last...
THE REVIVAL AND MYSTIQUE OF RV TRAVEL
The Revival and Mystique of RV Travel The Scout Guide - Triad March 23, 2022 By Carla G. Harper It comes as no surprise that Forbes dubbed 2020 “The Year of RV Travel.” An RV is a vehicle that combines transportation and temporary living quarters for travel,...
Scars of War by Marilyn Swinson Shares Stories of Heroes Among Us
My friend and mentor, Marilyn Swinson, published a collection of essays based on her in-person interviews with war heroes, many of whom are no longer with us. The book is called Scars of War. I urge you to download a free chapter here. If you like the book and want to...
Wound Healing
I had a wound once that would not heal. It was in a place on my chest, near the shoulder, and everything seemed to rub against that place. The wound would not heal because it was constantly being irritated. It didn’t have time to heal. To heal, a wound must be kept...
Freedom Galatians 5:1
This July 4, 2020 could become one of the most remembered Independence Days. Our country is full of unrest. Statues placed in remembrance of dead leaders are being torn down and defaced. Those who want to destroy and replace the American system are making rapid...
DAUGHTER, IF I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THIS
When my daughter was about to turn eighteen, I sought to summarize the most important things I had learned in life for her. Here's my list: 1.Let your first and last thought each day be of the Lord. Thank him, ask that the Holy Spirt protect and guide you in every...
Learning to Shoot Left-Handed
Sporting Clays is a shotgun sport that involves shooting clay disks launched into the air to replicate the flight of game birds. To do well at Sporting Clays takes concentration and practice. The first time I met my Sporting Clays coach, he said, “You must learn to...
Acceptance versus Approval – Another Way the Enemy Destroys Relationships and Lives
When people you love take paths away from what they know is right, away from good character, away from God, any questioning of behavior or attitudes becomes an argument about acceptance. This is a cunning strategy of the enemy that keeps everyone confused and in...
The sinful woman and compassion
In Luke 7:36 - 50 Jesus is at a party thrown by an important person. Somebody lets a woman in that is kind of a lowlife. She’s likely one the men know well but don’t want to mix with openly. She’s described as “a sinful woman.” She crashes the party, walks up to...
Understanding your Masks and Mantels
What masks and mantels are you wearing in life? Real masks are worn for many reasons today, especially at Carnival times in some communities and at Halloween. The mantel is making a fashion comeback in a simplified version among women as the poncho-like covering that...
How to pursue my purpose
We are meant to have a purpose outside the pursuit of our pleasure and personal goals. This is not just an idea. It’s biological. Your unique purpose is something wired into you genetically on many levels. Your brain is designed to fire up, go to work when you are...