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Jan 19, 2024 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
Seems like that word “sustainability” is coming at me from every direction this week. I’ve learned to pay attention to those echoes, for they often contain messages from the Holy Spirit, and I must say, of all the sources we can hear from, that’s my favorite!So the adjective “sustainable” means “able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.” We all go through seasons during which we realize we cannot sustain (insert whatever it is we’re doing) some activity, behavior or pace.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
To inspire someone means “to fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.”In other words, people who inspire me make me want to do better or spur me to take action. Having just come through the holidays, you were likely invited to different events.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
I’ve told you about my love for Nativity sets, my favorite of all our Christmas decorations. How special to introduce the age-old story to our grandson, who turns 2 at the end of the year, and how quickly a child’s heart can soak in a story!Amid so many “stories” to which our children are exposed, I feel called to make sure this one stands above the others. After all, it’s the reason for the season.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
Well, sweet-corn season has come and gone. The extreme heat and pesky critters finished off our crop a couple of weeks ago, but the corn sure was good while it lasted, and that frozen treat awaits to be enjoyed in the months ahead. Although we and many others enjoyed the delicious corn, I must admit lots went to waste, and that bothers me. I guess you could say we all learned a lot this year — our family's first sweet-corn planting adventure, led by my husband.
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Jul 1, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
We were momentarily caught up on the farm. It would be a week or more before the wheat was ready to harvest, so my husband and I took the opportunity for a quick getaway. Our son and daughter-in-law had given us gift certificates for Christmas with a note to relax and have fun. One was for a historic bed-and-breakfast, and the other was for one of our long-time favorite restaurants in Chattanooga. These getaways for just the two of us are rare. There are plenty of reasons … excuses.
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Jun 2, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
Busy times on the farm necessitate lunch deliveries to the fields. One such day recently, I was simply the delivery person. Our daughter-in-law had made the custom sack lunches with each farmer's preferences in mind, then labeled them with their names. Because the baby was napping, meals-on-wheels duty went to me. I located the area in which they were working. It was a spray day for fields of corn.
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May 19, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
Before the sun goes down on another day, let me be sure to take time to thank God for his faithfulness and praise him for his goodness and for answered prayers. You've probably heard the old song lyrics, “Praise him, praise him, praise him in the morning, praise him in the noontime, praise him, praise him, praise him when the sun goes down.”But how often do we take time amid the hustle, bustle and distractions in our ever-busy lives to express our admiration of God (and/or to God)?
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Apr 28, 2023 | 
heraldchronicle.com | Gina Ruffin Moore
Funny, the stages of life we go through, hopefully growing wiser as we go. Some lessons we deduce from listening or observing. Some lessons we learn “the hard way” through experience. Other lessons require nudges along our journey. One such nudge came recently from a friend who just so happens to have pageant coaching in her repertoire.
