Tag: North Carolina

• The Generation That Forgot Its Blessings

  

  There’s a strange mindset rising among today’s under-25 generation. I see it everywhere—online, in conversations, in the cultural undertone of this era. Many believe that the Baby Boomers “had it easy,” that their childhoods were somehow freer, simpler, and better than the lives young people experience today. They envy that freedom, imagining sunlit streets, barefoot…

  Amanda Sherrell

  November 17, 2025

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  American, civil, conservative, dailyprompt-2125, faith, family, God, grateful, gratitude, history, New York City, North Carolina, PTSD, rights, Thanksgiving, war, western, wisdom

• Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Western North Carolina: A Personal Reflection and Call to Action

  

  The Appalachian Mountains, a region steeped in both beauty and history, has long been a defining force in my life. Western North Carolina, where I was born and where most of my family still lives, is not only a landscape of serene valleys and rolling hills, but also a region prone to the destructive forces…

  Amanda Sherrell

  October 7, 2024

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  caregivers, family, Healing, Health, Helene, help, hope, hurricane, inspiration, New York City, North Carolina, relief, rescue, storm, support