VROOM my grandpa is showing me how to to pull start the snowmobile. The next thing I know I fell on the ground the cold snow felt like an avalanche and all I could feel was the freezing cold. You would be freezing too if you came up for a trip to my Grandparent’s house. […]

I’m a savant when finding things to do when I don’t want to write about something uncomfortable. Such was the case again this week. I thought of a “kabillion” (my friends tell me that’s not an actual number; math is hard) ideas to write about. Still, I kept returning to a discussion I led recently […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the May 21 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”, “Whiter Than Snow”, and “Cleanse Me” The service ended with “Go Now […]

For a long time, I’ve wanted to write about the elderly and death by suicide. Last week I attended a Zoom meeting sponsored by the USDA. The topic was Farm Stress and Suicide. It’s the first meeting in a series focused on Mental Health Awareness in Rural America. So when one survey showed the number […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the May 14 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”, “Sunshine in My Soul”, and “Joy to the World!”. The service ended […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the May 14 First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service the Worship Service began at 10:30 a.m. as Kay Watson, song leader, read announcements for the upcoming week and invited all to join in the singing of two praise songs: “Praise the Lord With the Sound of Trumpet” and “She Will […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the May 7 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service.  The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Since I Have Been Redeemed”, “I Am Thine, O Lord”, and “No One Ever Cared For Me […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls May 7 service, Kay King Watson, opened the Service at 10:30 a.m., as she read the announcements, followed by leading the congregation as we sang: “Be Exalted, O God” and “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord”. It was a gorgeous day for all, […]

“When we teach our children that their bodies need to be small to be good, we are also teaching them that their bodies need to be controlled. They learn that left to their own devices; bodies are untrustworthy, unpredictable, and dangerous.” (Fat Talk, Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, Sole-Smith, 2023) Mental health is […]

The Worship Service began at 10:30 a.m. Song Leader, Kay Watson welcomed all and read announcements for the first week of May. She led us as the congregation sang the praise songs: “Bless His Holy Name” and “Let the Redeemed”. Rev. Russ Thayer read the Call to Worship from Psalm 10, Verses 1 – 5. […]