This column is about personal safety. It is about providing critical information to remind the reader to be safer around other humans. Certainly, it would be nice if the world was not like this. It …

When I found an opportunity to begin my career on Hilton Head after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 2000 (hail to Pitt!), I couldn’t have imagined what …

On the afternoon of June 29, 1932, a sudden summer storm brought tragedy to Gadsden (Gascoigne) Bluff, about three miles from Bluffton. Four men had been working in a field on the old Gadsden Bluff …

Dear Bluffton friends, Within just a few days from now, as a community we will celebrate a whole host of special days. Most closely in our calendar is the American national holiday of …

  Advent is a season of expectation—a time when we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, the One who brings light into every shadow. But for many people today, Advent doesn’t …

Day 12 – June 10: Tanzania Bush Camp I loved the morning routine at this lodge: 6:00 am – coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies delivered to the tent. We left for our safari around 8:00 …

Sometimes the best family stories aren’t about grand adventures, but those small gestures that capture who we are. I was just remembering a classic moment involving my mother and my husband …

“I’m going to be a happy idiot And struggle for the legal tender” January 1975, a bit short of the six months my dad gifted me with to find a job. I had played some golf, taken …

I am sure I am not the only person that has periods, that for whatever reason, thoughts about your own mortality creeps in and hangs around like a skipping record. I am not trying to be morbid but …

I read this description of “God’s Will” recently and it has helped me a lot in my big decision-making process. Imagine you set up a backyard full of activities for your kids. You …

It was late summer, maybe early fall of ’76 or ’77—one of those warm, hazy days when Calibogue Sound looked like hammered glass and the shrimp trawlers were out in full force. The …

My friend Mike makes this legendary Mississippi Pot Roast that simmers away in his crock pot for 8 hours like a Southern miracle. The aroma alone could make angels drool. When that rich, savory scent …

Having been a homemaker for sixty years, I am sufficiently capable of handling most things around the house. I began driving at sixteen and I’ve had no tickets, no accidents. Nor have I burned …

As we rely more on technology to stay connected, manage our finances and conduct daily business, cybercriminals are keeping pace. Their tactics have grown increasingly sophisticated — from …

The blood pressure monitor betrays me immediately—its shrewd little beep tattles to my neighbors that I’m nervous, even though I’m trying very hard to look like I’m not about …

Thanksgiving Day. Oh, the memories. Many was the Thanksgiving day at our house on Myrtle Island when we had family, friends, an occasional orphan who wandered in from who knows where, but who …

The United States government, through the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, tells citizens involved in a highly traumatic event, like an sctive Shooter, to do the following: …

Since I am relatively new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in ones so called “Golden Years.” Before my dad passed away, I remember hearing the same story umpteen …

It is said that the greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Bluffton and Hilton Head are no stranger to wonderful members of the community, …

Scripture: John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Love has always been at …