The Good Life of Georgia

By Beverly Chandler
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The Chinese often use pictures to illustrate things, and I came across a pictograph for the word busy.  It was actually a combined pair of pictures: heart and death.  The illustrated meaning is that busy is death to the heart! [Read more →]

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The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Madison County was held on May 2–3 and raised $92,616.57 for the Society’s research, education, advocacy and service programs. The Relay For Life brought out 900 participants on 25 teams. During the Survivors Lap, 190 survivors circled the track and were recognized for winning the battle against cancer. A total of 1,900 luminaria bags circled the track in honor of those touched by cancer and in memory of those lost to the disease. [Read more →]

By Sarah LeCroy
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On May 20 The Barnes Academy experienced a bittersweet moment as she graduated six precious students. The night was filled with years of love, happiness, and treasured moments. [Read more →]

by Lane Lester
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Over 100 Christian young adults completed another milestone in their preparation to impact the world for Christ as they received their degrees at Emmanuel College May 10. Their majors included education, Christian ministries, business, communication, psychology, biology, music, kinesiology, pre-law, pre-professional, and others. [Read more →]

by Rev. Barry Black
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The only way we can ever really serve God is to love and serve others. We are to demonstrate a spirit of generosity and always be ready with an open hand.

The principle of the open hand: When my hand is closed and I don’t give to others, God can’t give to me either. When my hand is open and I give to others, it is open for God to give back to me.

It’s a no-brainer! Take a look at your hand. Let each of your five fingers represent these attributes: [Read more →]

By Charlotte Collins Bond
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I think my Mom and Dad were just about as close as any two people could be. Though they married in the midst of the Great Depression and had to move away from their parents and friends, the struggle to survive from one day to the next not only strengthened them, but made the bond between them that much tighter. [Read more →]

By: Carl Varnadoe, Madison County Extension Coordinator
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Ah, spring! A time when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of honey bee swarms. Honey bee swarms? That’s right, honey bee swarms. I am already getting calls about honey bees swarming.

Any time we see large numbers of flying insects, especially ones with stingers, we tend to get a bit concerned. However, honey bees are our friends. They are one of the most beneficial of all insects. Honey is humanity’s oldest sweet, and beeswax was the first plastic. Today, honey bees provide these and other valuable hive products. In addition, thousands of beekeepers in the United States keep bees for fun and profit. [Read more →]

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Life has been busy and full since Lane’s and my first issue of The Good Life went out. We have celebrated Mother’s Day, and for many excited children and young people, the end of the school year. Many of you have endured the seemingly endless stanzas of “Pomp and Circumstance” as you proudly watched your graduate receive his or her diploma. And in a couple of weeks it will be Dad’s time to be honored. Our lives are filled with traditions and events we have happily celebrated generation after generation.

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By Gail Lester

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I’ve been thinking about connections…

The dictionary defines connection as a meeting point or link.

How did Lane and I ever connect with The Good Life? [Read more →]

By Jonathan Tolbert

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Would you consider lifestyle choices such as exercise, eating nutritious foods, drinking lots of water, and getting good rest and sleep an act of worship?  Lately, that has been my conviction.  The Bible teaches us to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”  It is my newest conviction that the general way I have been eating, drinking, my inactivity, and my sleeping habits have not been done in such a way to love God. [Read more →]