Last week was graduation week in Athens and our family was well representedLivia, the youngest daughter, received her BBA in marketing. She fought through some serious obstacles to graduate on time. As she was headed…
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By Mike Ruffin I am entering the fourth month of my retirement. Let me offer a status report on how it’s going.To put it succinctly: I’ve been busy. I have gladly made one adjustment to…
Every time I visit my mother, sister and other family in Savannah, I make it a point to walk to the old neighborhood in which I grew up. Mama now lives in the Ardsley Park…
By Mike Ruffin You probably know that there are four Gospels in the New Testament. Three of them—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—tell the story of Jesus in such similar ways that interpreters refer to them as…
I am a creature of habit and 90% of the time I fuel up my vehicle at the same place. I use the same discount card and the same credit card each time. Awhile back,…
By Mike Ruffin This Sunday is Easter Sunday. It is the holiest day of the year for Christians. That is because it commemorates the day that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. That Jesus…
By Mike Ruffin To celebrate my recent retirement, we planned a ten-day trip to watch the Atlanta Braves play Spring Training games in North Port, Florida. We purchased game tickets and made housing arrangements back…
Periodically, I pen a piece like this that stems from my observations of people, places and events. Though I make no claim to having all the answers, I do have plenty of questions. Perhaps you…