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Shine your light and make a difference in a life

“Debbie” knew her mother was troubled about something. But she hadn’t spoken of it yet. She would, though. Her mother wasn’t one to sweep things under the rug. She faced problems head on and wasn’t satisfied until the problems were resolved. “I want you to take the rifle and the pistol to your house for a while,” her mother said. She spoke of her concerns for Debbie’s brother who was deeply depressed and she feared he would harm himself. That was in the days when self-harm, suicidal ideation, wasn’t something people talked about because it might plant the seed for ...

Postings from the Park: Idabelle Firestone’s legacy lives on

The Firestone Park restoration by the Restoration and Beautification Committee of Columbiana is in its final year with one project pending. We hope to have the Senior Courts completed in early 2024. In the meantime, another group, the Columbiana Athletic Boosters, is in the midst of ...

Recovery: A beautiful, possible thing

Every time I visit Fleming House, I see success stories. Women who have reclaimed their lives in a good and healthy way. In looking into their faces, there is no way to know what they had to go through to get to where they are as they prepare to leave the yellow house that love built in Columbiana County. Jefferson County has its success stories, as well. Addiction is not something anyone starts out to achieve. For whatever reasons, though, people arrive there. And they must find their way back. It’s not something that can be done for them. They must do it. It’s hard work. And ...

Victory Over Temptation Part 4

If you have been following along in our series, you have heard me say at the beginning of each one of these articles that the devil has one purpose: to get us to curse God and quit. That was his overall purpose for Job in the Bible! You might ask why curse God? The devil is trying to get us a blame God for what the devil does to us. The reason we are sick is because the devil tricked us in the garden saying, “Surely God didn’t mean you would die.” Now we get sick and die. Just like the other articles, I am not talking to you about the 10 commandments, but where the devil tries to ...

Suppertime: The family connection

In my youth, the last two weeks of August were spent on family vacation in the truck and camper, making memories. School did not start until after Labor Day then. How things have changed. Everyone is shopping for new shoes, new school clothes, and school supplies. Parents are rearranging the family routine for the next nine months. How will the family find time to sit down to supper together with all of the extracurricular activities, the jobs, and all of the stress? My mother spoke of her youth. Everyone was expected to be at her mother’s table at 6 p.m. The family discussed the ...

Victory Over Temptation Part 3

First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for the great support that I have received from these articles. Your comments have encouraged me to keep on writing. If you have missed the other two parts of this series, please contact the paper. I am sure they will help you get the other two articles. To refresh your memory about these temptations, we learned their purposes by the story of Job in the Bible. Job was a righteous man and considered blameless. The devil had one purpose and that was to get Job to curse God and quit, to give up. The devil uses the same purpose for each ...