Christmas Thoughts

By Clara Moore Clark (1977)

is of value is a tribute to my grandmother, Clara Moore Clark. We walked everywhere together when I was a little boy—to school, to church, to the library, to the store. Now she walks the golden streets of Heaven, and I pray that I will walk with her again someday.

Almost every Appalachian family has a woman of great character like my grandmother. In a nation that has recently suffered a global pandemic, runaway inflation, and the fear of war, the love and patience of Appalachian women can be a serum against the plague of conflict and confrontation that is weakening the very fabric of our nation.

About the Author

James M. Gifford is a widely published author who has served as the CEO and Senior Editor of the Jesse Stuart Foundation, a regional publishing house, for the last 37 years. Dr. Gifford wrote this essay about his grandmother as his tribute to Women’s History Month (March).