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The Best Blanket Fort Ever!

LightGramsJune 4, 2026Volume 30, Number 20 There’s something about a blanket fort that children just love. Haven’t heard of it? It’s a quick and simple “structure” made from a blanket tossed over chairs spread apart to form a tent. My wife was a master at building them when our grandsons were younger. These forts were…

What We Thought Was Secure …

LightGramsOctober 10, 2024Volume 28, Number 29 “The safety of the mountains” is a thought many of us have embraced. Living in the Appalachian Mountains, we have enjoyed a relatively mild climate. Tornadoes have been rare, and snowstorms have been diverted in other directions by the mountains that surround us. The Appalachians are what I have…

God Of The Hills

LightGrams July 19, 2018 Volume 22, Number 25 I recently returned from a trip to Ecuador, South America, my first visit to that land. I have a great love for mountains, being raised in Southeastern Kentucky. But the mountains I saw in Ecuador were beyond anything I’ve ever seen in the Appalachians! Our group stayed…