As I write this we are in the middle of one of the hottest, driest summers on record. Our piney woods, and her residents, have endured a summer that has brought miserable temperatures, wildfires, evacuations, ...

I don’t even know where to begin. Remember when you were a kid and you stepped onto that roller coaster? You really weren’t “sure” you wanted to but deep down you knew you really did? ...

Wow. As small as that word is, it just seems to sum up the feelings that I have – which are BIG! Amazed, overwhelmed, thrilled, humbled, excited…those all apply too…but wow just “works!” Ten years ...