If It Weren’t for Billy Graham, I Wouldn’t Be Alive

I wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for Billy Graham. You read that right. I really wouldn’t. Do you ever wonder who it was in your life that was the crux of it all that led to your existence? Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe YOU are the one that will be the prompt to someone else’s opening … Read More

What Are You Leaving Behind?

I wailed as my mom drove the two of us through the Montreat Gate. “I don’t want to go through that gate without Mimi on the other side!” I moaned between breathless sobs. “I know, baby. I don’t either. But we can do this,” Mama replied. We had joined my uncle and cousin to form a circle of earthly witnesses … Read More

The Sights of Asheville

The Biltmore Estate Growing up, it was easy to fantasize about living in a Castle because, well, there was one just down the street.  The Biltmore House is the largest privately owned home in the United States.  Ask any kid in the Asheville area and their dream home is this house belonging to the late George Vanderbilt and family.  Equally … Read More