Great Pyrenees of High Mountain

If you have goats, cattle,or sheep, you will need some type of dog to stay with them in the pasture. When we had to make this decision, we selected the Great Pyrenees and now four years later, we don't regret it for a second. Pictured second is Jake. He was our second addition and took a bit of training as he was not accustomed to working with livestock when we got him. Luckily for us we had already found 'The Dawg" pictured top.

Origin of the Term Appalachia

The Appalachian culture is slowly fading as family members move away and newcomers arrive. This is especially noticeable in the speech patterns of today's mountaineers. I have tried to stay as close as possible to the old speech when writing Witches' Brew. My husband's family still speak in the old way so it is easy for me to slip into their dialogue.

So, where did the term Appalachia originate? I wondered. After a little research, here is what I discovered.

Apparently, while exploring in 1528 on the coast of what is known today as Florida, the Narvaez expedition came upon a Native American Village close to today’s Tallahassee, FLA. They transcribed the name as Apalchen/Apalachen but this was soon changed to Apalachee by the Spanish.

Words of Inspiration

Do you ever wake up during the night and suddenly feel afraid? I call these episodes “moments of terror”. Satan will use the night and moments of terror to try and frighten you into a reaction. No one wants to be afraid and people will go to great lengths to make them go away. Drinking and drugs are two of the ways that Satan offers as remedies to fear. He promises escape but alcohol and drugs only hide the symptoms for a short time and with them come a new terror called addiction. No matter how you dress up addiction, it is still addiction and once addicted, Satan tightens his hold on your life but it doesn’t have to be this way.

God’s promise is found in Isaiah 41:13

“For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.”