Today's Features

BY WHITNEY DUVALL
Owen Electric Manager of Communications

It’s official: we are in the midst of the holiday season.
While you’re still repurposing Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, it’s never too late to make sure we take time for safety.
Travel, celebrations, decorations and shopping may give you some frayed nerves, but at all costs, avoid frayed wires.

Thanksgiving was a huge success on the Branch.
The sun was shining, the air was crisp but not cold and all the guests arrived and enjoyed the feast. John hosted our celebration this year. Both of Charity’s children, in-law Chad and baby Liam, my daughters Ann and Teri and her husband Ray, were in attendance. It was truly a family gathering. The food was good and plentiful. The turkey was done and moist and everyone had brought their appetites.

As I write this, I’m sitting in the sanctuary of my church.
It’s early on a Monday morning, the first day of our prayer week.
We did this last year, opened the church to anyone who wanted to come and pray. Last year I went every day and prayed fervent, specific prayers, prayed with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.
As far as I can tell, not one of my prayers was answered the way I had hoped. The situation I had prayed about has changed, but not the way I had imagined and hoped it would.

5 years ago
Showcasing success
Nov. 24, 2010