In August, The Nifty Thrifty opened its doors at its new and improved location at 112 Wellborn Street, just across from The Humane Society Thrift Store. As part of their mission, The Nifty Thrifty wasted no time in helping others within the community by sponsoring Healing Hands Community Clinic for the month. Healing Hands was founded in 2007 to supply basic healthcare services to the uninsured of the mountain area (we do not have restrictions as to county or state…
Debt is not a sin, But it does let evil in. It will let fear sneak in at night. It will get you and & your spouse to fight. Worry can follow night & day. From your dreams you begin to stray. Burden & stress go hand in hand. Until you meet Dave Ramsey & save a grand. Then, debt you will tackle with all your might. You go gazelle and start to see the light. When you make it to…
Have you ever felt like you’re asking the wrong question? I have. Way too many times. I remember one time in particular. My family had it been invited to two different churches for their Wednesday night youth functions. We took our time and went to both churches. Study their beliefs to make sure they aligned with ours. Got to know the people running the groups and love them. Let our children experience what they had to offer. We were torn.…
I knew I was going to college at a very young age. I was to be the first person in my family to graduate high school and go straight into college and I accomplished this task. However, I did it without knowing why I was going – a brighter future was promised. What future? What did it look like? There were a lot of points no one explained to my young mind and I was not knowledgeable enough to ask…
I have six children. I love my children very much. I work a lot of long, hard hours to provide for them. Unfortunately, most of the time, we just make ends meet. I have to work even harder to be able to save up for Christmas. Our Christmas is typically humble compared to most other families. Our children get 1-2 small gifts each and that is it. I don’t buy for anyone else. I cannot and will not try and…
I was surprised to find a quote about the American health crisis in the book On Writing Well by William Zinsser. The quote stated, to me, the truth of why Americans are experiencing obesity, cancer, heart disease, and more at an alarming rate. The quote,”…Americans don’t know, or care, what goes into the food they eat.” That’s a simple truth. We don’t want to know, and we don’t care. I challenge you to be different – read, learn, and change…
If I let you, you will take over my mind completely. How did this begin? We are just friends, yet I dream about you as if you were mine. I remember our trip to the mountain top. The snow was glistening in the sun. I was shaking at the thoughts of traveling at a rapid pace toward trees and rocks with only small pieces of wood beneath my feet. You gave me the confidence to try. The experience was exhilarating,…
I have been different shapes and sizes through the years. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not, but on the inside, I have always been me. Me with a crazy sense of humor. Me with joy in my heart. Me with love to share with others. Me with the overly critical eye, always seeking to make something perfect. Me with the same insecurities, same skills, same wants, same desires, and same faults. Ok, some of those things may have changed, but…
“A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.” I heard it more than once in a weight loss challenge meeting. We were being instructed to save calories for a special treat if that was what we were craving. We were fed the lie that only calories count, and every calorie counts equally. I have come to the conclusion that such a belief is utter nonsense. Of course, the calories we eat make a difference and the total we eat during…
The future exists continually in our hearts and in our minds. The problem we encounter is when we put a date to our hopes and the future does not arrive exactly as expected. It is at that point disappointment is experienced. However, if we simply leave the future where it once was, there is always hope for tomorrow, whichever tomorrow it may fall on.