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Teresa Capps age 68, passed away on Friday, April 25^th 2014.  

Charles “Dude” Smith, age 86, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014.

Rutherfordton Annual Mayfest Presents Bigger Venue!       

As I believe…people are people. Regardless of anything. It’s a shame that I have to talk about this subject in 2014, but I must this week. 

The hottest sports topic of the week is L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling and everybody knows what he said. This is a tough topic to even discuss or think about, especially in the sports world. I do believe that the Clippers owner is guilty and a racist. He says that the tapes were doctored by his ex-mistress, but I am not convinced.

Do you look over your shoulder?

            The part of the world where I live had some marvelous, beautiful, amazingly warm weather last month.  I’m talking about temperatures of 70 degrees and higher common for day after day.  Spring arrived early.  My daffodils popped up and bloomed virtually overnight.  My rose bushes started growing new leaves.  The maple trees turned red with buds.  The Bradford pears stood up and saluted all of us with their gorgeous white flowers.

            What a great gift—to stir from the sleepy, dull winter early!  I remarked about the beautiful weather everywhere I went.  The response I received back was pretty common:  “Yea, the weather is beautiful, but don’t enjoy it too much or else you’ll get used to it.  And we might have another cold spell.”

            Now I understand what they meant, but, listen: the only moment in time we have is right now.  Yesterday’s gone.  Tomorrow’s not here.  Avoid looking over your shoulder in either direction.

Listen to life and make a positive life, not just a living, in a negative world today. 

Sunshine United Methodist Church
Sunday worship 9:45am, Sunday school 10:45am. Pastor: Rev. Keys Pendleton. 367 Depriest Rd., Sunshine.
 
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Sunday school 10am. Worship service  11am. Mt. Olivet Church Rd. Ellenboro.

New Life Christian Fellowship Church
Mon., 7-8pm NA/AA “Lets Talk” Meeting. Wed., 7-8pm Bible Study. Sunday school 10-11am. Sunday Worship 11am. Need a ride? Transportation available. 299 E. Main St. Spindale. 704-477-6570.
 
Riverside Baptist Church
Revival w/Evangelist Frank Walker April 27-30, Sunday 11am & 6pm, Mon.-Wed., 7pm. Special singing every night. 1178 Hogan Rd., Forest City. 

On Saturday, April 12th, another new business made its’ debut in Rutherford County. In addition to creating more jobs, it also offers additional services in the medical field for Rutherford County residents. 

Made a mistake lately?

As I mentioned yesterday, I was born with a head full of wonderfully curly hair and I was often compared to Shirley Temple as a child. I had no idea who Shirley Temple was since I was a toddler, but I always said “thank you” as my mother taught me. One day, my dad and I were shopping together and I saw a display of Shirley Temple videos. I got all excited and ran up to the videos and grabbed one. I turned around and yelled out to my dad in my loud two-year-old voice, “Look, Daddy! They made a movie about me!” He bought me three of them because I was so adorable.

We all make mistakes, don’t we? We can either take those mistakes and dwell on them or we can count on a divine chuckle along with a little help to turn our mistakes into a grand moment. Today, after you make a mistake, listen for a heavenly laugh and then discover how that mistake transforms into a grand moment for you.