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If most of you are like my family, there are sayings or phrases that have been handed down from generation to generation. Remarkably, you find yourself saying the same things your parents or even …
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By Vicki Brown
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4/17/25
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When my children were small, we were living in North Charleston. My husband was pastoring a church and of course, we had very little money. I will never understand why some churches expect their …
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By Vicki Brown
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4/10/25
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My extended family and I were invited to a 75th anniversary event at a church my father pastored in Sumter 50 years ago. We were excited to attend, and so my sister drove my parents down from …
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By Vicki Brown
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4/3/25
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The other day I was looking at some old photos and I found some pictures that brought back awesome memories. The photos were of my friends at youth camp.
The teenagers at my church waited with …
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By Vicki Brown
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3/27/25
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When I was growing up, my extended family lived in Georgia around the Atlanta and Stone Mountain areas. We saw the grandparents and great grandparents at Christmas and for a week in the summer….or …
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By Vicki Brown
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3/20/25
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Occasionally, I have a very strange day. I feel like I am experiencing déjà vu repeatedly. Last week, I had one of those days.
It all started when I used my husband’s bathroom.
Now, this is …
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By Vicki Brown
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3/13/25
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Elon Musk jokingly wielding a chainsaw at CPAC, while indiscriminately firing thousands of government workers is no laughing matter.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear to be a tag-team …
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3/13/25
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I think it was around 1989 or 1990 that Charleston had 5 inches of snow. We were living in North Charleston at the time and my sons were about 6 and 9 years old.
We have always been a snow loving …
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3/6/25
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Quite often when I meet a fan of my column, the first thing he or she asks is, “Are those stories really true?” I answer in the affirmative because they are. Every single one of them. The …
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By Vicki Brown
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2/27/25
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My 2 1/2-year-old grandson is hilariously funny. We call him Ketch and he is always doing things that make us laugh…unless you are his mother. Most of the time she laughs, too, but sometimes I …
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By Vicki Brown
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2/20/25
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As a pastor’s wife, I had always detested living in parsonages. The homes belonged to the churches, and we couldn’t do anything to the inside or outside without asking permission first. Usually, …
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By Vicki Brown
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2/13/25
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I have told you before about the issues my poor husband has with anything mechanical, technological, or manual. We recently purchased a floor lamp, and for my husband, it was nothing but …
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By Vicki Brown
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2/6/25
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My grandfather was an incredible man. He has been dead for almost 45 years, but I think of him all the time.
It’s amazing to me that when you think you know all the stories about your family, …
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By Vicki Brown
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1/30/25
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There are some people that you will meet in your lifetime who are completely unforgettable. For me, one of those people was Schultz.
His real name was Mike, and at only 17 years old, he was …
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Vicki Brown
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1/23/25
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When I was a child, Tupperware was a really big deal. There was nothing like it, and nothing will ever come close to it again.
In the 50s, a man named Earl Tupper created a new plastic that he …
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By Vicki Brown
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1/16/25
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I am recovering from the holidays. I am not sure how long this recovery process will take because I had a lot of issues.
Every year I dream of a perfect holiday season. I hope the weather will be …
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By Vicki Brown
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1/9/25
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We are Christmas lights people. We are the crazy people who drive around every Christmas looking for lights. We don’t care where they are, or what color the lights are, or how gaudy they are. We …
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By Vicki Brown
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1/2/25
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It was chaos. Absolute mayhem. Skeletal remains of a turkey and ham were everywhere. It looked like a tornado had touched down on my dining room table.
It was Thanksgiving.
My family is made-up …
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By Vicki Brown
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12/26/24
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Do you have a picture that hangs on your wall that you rarely pay attention to, but when you do notice it, it brings a smile to your face. Perhaps you have a blanket or a throw on your couch or chair …
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By Vicki Brown
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12/19/24
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I was in a tizzy. An outright full-blown panic tizzy. I just wasn’t ready.
Thanksgiving was here, and I wasn’t ready. As I sat and thought about it, I realized that I had just two days before …
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By Vicki Brown
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12/12/24
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