An Advent Lesson ~ Generosity
By Barefootpreachr

There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.

“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they ...

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The Thing I Value Most in Life
By Barefootpreachr

For my family, for my friends, for every person who has offered me a word of encouragement or an ear to listen, for those of you who read or comment on this blog, for each person who lifts a word of prayer for another person who is struggling today … Thanks for Your time. May you be blessed as I have,


Thanks for Your Time!
"It had been some ...

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VFW Recruiting for New Members
By MPMcMAHON

The North Georgia Mountains area is very blessed to have a vast number of Combat Veterans, ranging from World War II all the way through to the Current Combat Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and serrvice in South Korea.

As The Post Commander of VFW Post 5533, located in Dahlonega, I have an obligation to reach out to the local communities that does not have a VFW Post and to try to ...

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Guess who pays for their mistakes
By Notbackingdown

You be the judge. A little known program called the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides funding for at-risk youth and eligible adults and dislocated workers to get training/education to become re-employed. The program was created by former President Clinton and was the first major change to job training programs in more than 15 years.

Each state received funds through the Governor's Office and then down to the local areas of the ...

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Are Poor Decisions Being Made by Dawson County ?
By Notbackingdown

You be the judge. A little known program called the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides funding for at-risk youth and eligible adults and dislocated workers to get training/education to become re-employed. The program was created by former President Clinton and was the first major change to job training programs in more than 15 years.

Each state received funds through the Governor's Office and then down to the local areas of the ...

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