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Tag Archives: friendship
Some initial thoughts: the recent decisions of the special session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church
If I were still writing my newspaper column, I’d be writing, this week, about the special session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, which met over the past several days to make decisions about church doctrine regarding … Continue reading
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New column: “Winter Storm Diego meant cold weather, warm hearts”
Hi, all! My newest newspaper column is up, and it’s all about how my small community in the mountains of Western North Carolina came together during Winter Storm Diego. To read, click here. Want to stock your Kindles and e-readers … Continue reading
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New column: “Make the holidays your own celebration”
Happy December, everyone! My newest column is about December celebrations, big and small–and a trip I was lucky enough to take with dear friends to Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate a milestone birthday. We must mark the moments, y’all! ‘Tis … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, birthdays, celebrate, celebrations, Charleston, Christmas, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, December, essay, essayist, friendship, Gannett, Greenville News, Hanukkah, history, holidays, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, mark the moments, milestone, newspaper column, opinion, road trip, South Carolina, traditions, travel, trips, USA Today, weekend away, WNC, women friends, writer
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New column: “The power of the human touch”
A human touch, offered in friendship and love, can be a powerful thing. So this, my own memories, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all enjoy it. For some reason, The Greenville News has my byline … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, Asheville Citizen-Times, column, columnist, comfort, daughters, father, friendship, grace, grandmother, Greenville News, grief, humanity, Katherine Scott Crawford, lay a hand, life, love, marriage, memories, newspaper, parenting, power of human touch, safety, touch
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New column: “Pediatric cancer is an emotional journey”
My newspaper column this week is one near to my heart. It’s about my dear friends and their son, Holmes, age 9. Holmes has a malignant brain tumor. This is a special family. I hope you’ll take the time to … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, brain cancer, cancer, children, Children's Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP, Clare Desmelik, CNF, columnist, Dave Desmelik, Desmelik family, Dragon Master Foundation, essay, family, federal funding, friends, friendship, go gray in May, Greenville Hospital System, health, Holmes Desmelik, Holmes Team, Katherine Scott Crawford, Levine, newspaper column, parenting, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, pediatric brain tumors, Pediatric Neuro Oncology Group, PNOC, research, Ride for Kids, sons, Starfolio, Starry Night, The Greenville News, tumors, www.curethekids.org
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New column: “Weddings celebrate all the ties that bind”
Weddings are so much fun, for so many different reasons. So: weddings, marriage, old friends, love, reunions, camp, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click here.
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, camp, Camp Pinnacle, camp wedding, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, Flat Rock, friendship, Katherine Scott Crawford, love, marriage, memories, NC, newspaper column, old friends, outdoor wedding, personal, reunions, The Greenville News, wedding, weddings, WNC, youth
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New column: “It’s the Winter Olympics! You should throw a party”
Last week, my family was lost in the world of Disney, where I took a much-needed social media break. That being said, I forgot to post my column. So here it is, and it’s about the Winter Olympics, the parties … Continue reading
New column: “Ours is a collective heart”
Recently, I had the honor of being asked to speak to the United Methodist Women’s group at the church where I grew up, in Greenville, South Carolina. It was a wonderful night, to say the least … but beforehand, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldersgate United Methodist Church, articles, columnist, competition, creative nonfiction, equality, faith, female friendships, feminism, feminist, friendship, Greenville, Katherine Scott Crawford, leadership, love, modern women, motherhood, NC, newspaper column, parenting, SC, sisterhood, sisters, The Greenville News, united methodist women, we are all sisters, WNC, womanhood, women
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New column: “The wonder and fun of a pen pal”
Remember pen pals? Did you have one? I did, and I loved getting those letters in the mail! So that’s what my column this week in The Greenville News is all about. Also: letters, long-distance friendship, and the funny way–especially … Continue reading
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Tagged columnist, friendship, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, letters, life, long distance friends, mail, newspaper column, parenting, pen pals, The Greenville News, writing
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