Lifestyles

The Word: Leave a mark, not a scar

“Y’all ever wonder what life would be like if you didn’t overthink everything? I think about it all…

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The Word: We weren’t challenged. We didn’t grow.

I get to drive all over Southside Virginia as a hospice chaplain and meet new folks, pray with…

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Cynthia Wood: Stillness and quiet

For my family, the period from Halloween until the end of the year can be a wild, crazy,…

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The Word: We can all be replaced oh so easily

Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. retired from coaching Jan. 10. Saban’s been a head coach for 28 years with…

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The Word: No matter what, I’m still me

“I said to myself, “Self,” (And I knew it was me ‘cause I recognized my voice, and I…

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Gazette Church and Community Calendar: week of Jan. 17

The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Monday…

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Here comes the sun

We experienced our shortest day and longest night on the winter solstice, Dec. 21. In Farmville, sunrise that…

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Through the gate: Quiet in the Garden

During the height of the pandemic, baby Anca and I would sit on the porch steps and listen…

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The Word: We need to seek Him first

“So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’…

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Movie Review: The End We Start From

Based off of the novel by Megan Hunter, THE END WE START FROM is another movie I have…