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There will come a
time
when you believe everything is finished. That will be the
Like a fine string of
beginning
pearls, women are connected in an understood style all their own.
–Louis L’Amour
– Anonymous
temptation
Lead me not into
: I can find the way myself.
What person in the world goes through life in a straight line?
Gail Godwin
– Rita Mae Brown
June 2007 Priceless
July 2006 Priceless
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be… It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
You look rather rash my dear
– Erica Jong
your colors don’t quite match your face. – Daisy Ashford
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Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness.
Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. – Mary Anne Radmacher
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
– Henry David Thoreau
Special Pull Out Bridal Guide
Fall into Love
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The most important trip you may
– Henri Matisse
Eventually you will come to understand that heals everything, and is all there is.
Often we set out to make
a difference
love
in the lives of others only to discover we have made
love
– Gary Zukav
a difference take in life is meeting people halfway.
– Henry Boye
in our own.
– Ellie Braun-Haley
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Yankee Doodle Andes
Publisher Delores Blount Sales & Marketing Director Susan Bryant Editor Leslie Moore Account Executives Amanda Kennedy-Colie Erica Schneider Celia Wester Art Director Taylor Nelson Photography Director Patrick Sullivan Graphic Artist Scott Konradt Accounting Bart Buie CPA, P.A. Administrative Assistant Barbara J. Leonard Executive Publishers Jim Creel Bill Hennecy Tom Rogers
by Suzanne Adam
Sittin’ Still Time by Marsha Tennant
Fried Chicken and Angel Food Cake by Pat Wahler
Southern Snaps by Connie Barnard
Running For My Life by Melissa Face
Gym Dandy
by Linda O’Connell
Ladies of Grace by Kim Seeley
No, I’m Not a Golfer! by Rose Ann Sinay
The Olympic Sport of Dieting by Janey Womeldorf
I Remember… by Diane Stark
I n T h is I ssue Sasee Inspires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Read It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sasee Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Celebrating Women 2002-2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sasee Appreciates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sasee Creates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Women & Men Who Mean Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Sasee Gives Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Scoop on the Strand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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contributing writers Suzanne Adam is a writer who grew up in Marin County, California. She graduated from UC Berkeley, served in the Peace Corps and moved to Santiago, Chile in 1972. Connie Barnard traveled the world as a military wife and taught high school and college composition for over 30 years. She has been a regular contributor to Sasee since its first issue in 2002.
letter from the editor July is a month of celebration! We’ll celebrate our country’s birthday with fireworks, cookouts and trips to the beach. Parades, fireworks, lots of delicious food…all holiday traditions that become cherished memories passed down through the generations. I look forward to Pawleys Island’s hometown parade every year – followed by a trip to the beach to see the moving “Salute from the Shore.” For those unfamiliar with this new tradition, a military flyover begins at the North Carolina border at 1 pm and flies down the South Carolina coast, ending at 1:20 pm. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Independence Day.
Melissa Face lives in Virginia with her husband, son and dog. Her stories and essays have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and Cup of Comfort. E-mail Melissa at writermsface@yahoo.com.
This month we are also celebrating Sasee’s 10th birthday! For the past decade, Sasee has given women a place to call their own with beautiful artwork, wellwritten essays and stylish, up-to-the minute ads. One of my favorite parts of my work with Sasee is conducting interviews for our “Southern Snaps” and “Sasee Gets Candid” features. I have been able to talk with some amazing women throughout our community and beyond, and am always honored to be allowed to tell their story.
Linda O’Connell is a preschool teacher and freelance writer from St. Louis, Missouri. As Linda waltzed through the decades, she discovered her age of elegance was in her forties, but she isn’t complaining. Linda resides in the Midwest but her heart and soul hang out at the beach.
Sasee is truly a labor of love for all of us, and we hope you enjoy this very special issue. As always, I wish you as much fun reading this issue as we all had putting it together. We look forward to the next ten years!
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July/August 2002
A native South Carolinian, Lisa Hamilton is the director of the First Presbyterian Church Preschool and Kindergarten. Of course she loves reading, but also finds time for cooking and walking her dog, Hurley.
Kim Seeley lives with her husband, Wayne, in Wakefield, Virginia. She has just published her first national article in the new volume of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series entitled, What I Learned from the Dog. Rose Ann Sinay lives in North Carolina with her husband and dog where she spends her time writing. Her children graciously continue to provide her with moments worth preserving.
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Diane Stark is a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom and freelance writer. Her work has been published in dozens of magazines. She loves to write about the important things in life: her family and her faith.
There will come a
time
when you believe everything is finished. That will be the
Like a fine string of
beginning
pearls, women are connected in an understood style all their own.
–Louis L’Amour
– Anonymous
temptation
Lead me not into
: I can find the way myself.
What person in the world goes through life in a straight line?
Gail Godwin
– Rita Mae Brown
June 2007 Priceless
July 2006 Priceless
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be… It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
You look rather rash my dear
– Erica Jong
your colors don’t quite match your face. – Daisy Ashford
Special Pull Out Bridal Guide October 2008 Priceless
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness.
– Henry David Thoreau
Fall into Love
Special Pull Out Dining Guide
May 2011 Priceless www.sasee.com
February 2011 Priceless www.sasee.com
October 2010 Priceless
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
February 2012 Priceless www.sasee.com
The most important trip you may
– Henri Matisse
Eventually you will come to understand that heals everything, and is all there is.
Often we set out to make
a difference
love
in the lives of others only to discover we have made
love
– Gary Zukav
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Pat Wahler writes essays and fiction. She has been published in multiple local and national venues. A life-long animal lover, Pat ponders critters, writing and life’s little mysteries at www.critteralley.blogspot.com.
Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. – Mary Anne Radmacher
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Special Pull Out Bridal Guide
May 2009 Priceless
Marsha Tennant is the author of the children’s book, Margaret, Pirate Queen. She was recently published in AARP Bulletin and Mary Jane’s Farm. She and her husband retired and moved to the beach from Calabash in an attempt to downsize and spend time with their new grandson. A second Pirate Queen book is circling while porch sitting these days!
a difference take in life is meeting people halfway.
– Henry Boye
in our own.
– Ellie Braun-Haley
Janey Womeldorf is a freelance writer who thrives on writing about the humorous, the poignant, and the continuallysurprising sides of everyday life. She drinks too much coffee and scribbles away in Memphis, Tennessee.
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August 7-8-9 Journey 2
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Wise words of inspiration guide and soothe us, and Sasee has shared words that create change in our hearts and minds on the cover of each issue. Here are a few of our favorites…
temptation
Lead me not into
:
I can find the way myself.
– Rita Mae Brown
Life is a big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can. – Danny Kaye
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. – Marianne Williamson
Every time we remember to say
“thank you,” we experience nothing less than heaven on earth.
a difference in the lives of others only to discover we have made
a difference in our own.
– Ellie Braun-Haley
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Some days there won’t be a song in your heart.
Sing anyway. – Emory Austin
– Frank Lloyd Wright
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
If you obey
all the
rules,
you miss
all the
fun.
– Katherine Hepburn
– Dolly Parton
The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.
Joy
– Sarah Ban Breathnach
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie
Often we set out to make
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
– Henry Boye
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be… It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. – Erica Jong
– Dr. Melba Colgrove
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.
Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it. – Yves Saint Laurent
– Walt Disney
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What person in the world goes through life in a straight line? – Gail Godwin
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Yankee Doodle Andes I
by Suzanne Adam
’ve come to the American Embassy alone. It’s not a holiday in Chile, and my husband, Santiago, is at work. The guard passes his detector wand around my body. How strange to start my Fourth of July like this. What would Thomas Jefferson think? I flash my passport and move through the turnstile.
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In the security check line, I chat with Rachel, the woman behind me, who is also alone. “My kids had exams at school today,” she says, “but I wanted to come anyway.” I nod. “I used to bring my boys when they were little. Some years we’ve been in the States for the Fourth.” Rachel smiles. “My last Fourth there I went to a baseball game.” “Once I took my boys to a parade in my hometown,” I tell her. “Small town spirit was still alive! Everyone came out: Boy Scouts, firemen, businessmen, politicians, people with flags.” “I can’t believe I’ve been living in Chile for twenty-two years,” Rachel says. “My kids, totally Chilean, tease me about my accent.” I laugh. “Often I can’t understand my own kids when they speak Spanish, and I’ve lived here 37 years, longer than in the States.” I never imagined I’d be saying that one day. Yet, I don’t consider myself an expatriate. Precisely because I’ve lived my adult life abroad, I never forget I’m American. I’m a patriot of both countries. Like the sea birds on the beach here that have migrated from the West Coast, I call two countries “home.” It’s winter here in the Southern Hemisphere, and, bundled in parkas, we’re a mixed group in the Embassy courtyard: expatriates, Mormons, students, bi-national families. Five young Marines, impeccable in their dress uniforms, stride in formation to the flagpole. I can almost see my reflection in their polished black shoes. They solemnly unfold and raise the immense flag, bright and bold. Beyond the fluttering flag, glow the ridges of the snow-clad Andes. The Chilean Army Band strikes up the “Star Spangled Banner.” Images of the America I remember flash before me: picnics, football games, the summer song of crickets, Girl Scouts, Peanuts comic strips, Norman Rockwell, Joan Baez. There’s a minute of silence for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan, followed by a reading of the President’s address to the nation, and, finally, a singalong. How long it’s been since I’ve sung “It’s a Grand Old Flag” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Over coffee, hot chocolate and cookies, I chat with friends and meet a newly arrived California woman. I’m one of the last to leave. But, my July Fourth isn’t over. My friend Ann has invited us to dinner. Eight of us gather in Ann and John’s living room. John plays his dulcimer and Ann her flute, as Rosita sings “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” a hymn sung in the times of the Declaration of Independence. Around a table set in red, white and blue, John gives thanks for our blessings. Dinner is served on blue and white china commemorating America’s bicentennial. Under my lasagne I discover Independence Hall. Betsy Ross is hard at work on her flag on my coffee cup. Boston’s North Church tower lies beneath my apple crisp. John tells the Chileans of Boston’s warning lantern code: “One, if by land, And two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be.” “Longfellow’s ‘Paul Revere’s Ride!’” I announce. Carmen recites her favorite poem by Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” completing all four stanzas. We offer cheers and applause, and turn thoughtful as John reads African-American poet Langston Hughes’ “I, Too, Sing America” that begins “I am the darker brother…” Nothing will replace memories of my July Fourths back home: grilled hamburgers, the picnic table set in patriotic colors, fireworks over the bay. But today I’ve added a rich new layer to my memories – one fitting for someone who considers two countries home.
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Sittin’ Still Time by Marsha Tennant
My grandmother used to tell me that getting up in the early morning was a necessity on the farm, but it was also her “sittin’ still time” with God and the chickens. She put a great deal of stock in the wisdom of both. She would talk to God and run her concerns by the yard chickens. Although she was in constant motion the remainder of the day, she was being still and taking time to begin her day in a quiet and sacred manner. I wish I had written down all the wise words she uttered over her seven decades of life. Last year I retired after forty years in education. Several of my friends told me that it would take about six months to adjust and find a new inner rhythm. I have found that to be true. The summer was spent in anticipation of what I would do that I had not had the time for during my career. I wanted to resume yoga, write a second children’s book, learn to knit, declutter my house and live with less. Oh, and did I mention that our first grandchild arrived in January 2012? Ideas and projects circled in my head. I was spinning in circles with new adventure plans. The buffet of choices excited me at first – and then reality set in. I was beginning to feel overwhelmed and confused. I wasn’t enjoying this new phase of my life as much as I thought I would. In the middle of this turmoil I had to move my mother to a retirement community. That is when I realized that I had been going about this new leg of my journey all wrong. Adding this monumental task to my list shut me down. I sat on my mother’s kitchen floor and cried as I surveyed the mounds of boxes and lifetime of accumulations. I found a note that I had written to my parents many years before where I talked about the chickens and being still to
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figure out what I needed to do. BANG! I got it. I need to be still AGAIN and listen to my inner voice and wait for the whisper. It was ok to do nothing – which was actually something. Armed with my favorite inspirational books and past journals, I have begun to create a ritual of morning reflection. I open a journal, Bible or book at random. It is the message that I need to begin my day. Never fails. That alone is enough to center me. And I find my previous journal thoughts are just as relevant in the current moment as they were at an earlier time. The underlined passages in my daddy’s Bible jumpstart my day. Sue Monk Kidd, Rhonda Rich and Joan Anderson are a few of my favorite girlfriends in the mornings. This sounds like a simple task. It has taken discipline and commitment in the midst of technology and constant outside stimulation. I love to write. Pen to paper is a soul connection. I prefer the feel of the paper as I turn a page in a book. Getting still is critical to framing my wellness. It is working for me. I have slowed down and actually thought about what it is that I want to do – what is important to me. This leg of my journey has to be more strategic but it can also be the most exciting. This is ME time. The frantic urge to do a long list of activities has slowly disappeared. I begin my day with blessings to God and the chickens. I write them down and wait for the whisper. The grandson arrived safely and is healthy, I am learning to knit, and the ideas for the book are circling. The difference is that I have a calmness about what has to be done, and what got bumped off my list. The chickens are good listeners.
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During the past 10 years, nearly 250 talented writers have shared their lives with our readers through intimate, well-crafted essays encompassing loss and laughter, sadness and joy, creating solidarity through the shared experiences of being a woman. Several of our regular contributors penned a few lines about what Sasee has meant to them.
Can it really be ten years ago that the creative and courageous sisters, Delores Blount and Susan Bryant, invited me to be a part of this new magazine with a target audience of bright, thoughtful, stylish, and sassy readers across the greater Grand Strand? Has it really been a decade I’ve been writing bi-monthly “Southern Snaps” features and other pieces which celebrate the extraordinary people and way of life we enjoy in our unique corner of the world? I have been privileged to meet amazing women and make many good friends, including my editors, Margo Millure and Leslie Moore. Sasee truly is priceless! Connie Barnard ••• I have loved writing for Sasee because it is authentic. It is not highfalutin’ and holier-thanLara Keough thou, telling its readers to do this and do that. It is a place where writers can explore and Mridu Khullar share their lives. Sasee provides writers a chance to “breathe”…through words. The writStephanie King ers I have read in Sasee don’t try to impress, they simply “be.” There is something fun Carol Kloskowski, about writing for a magazine that wears so many hats. No matter what the subject matCaren Kong ter…whether you are taken to tears or laughter, you know somewhere in the issue will be Cathleen Korpela a hat, and that always gives me a grin. Susan DeBow David Krueger, M.D. ••• My first Sasee essay was published in the November 2005 issue. It was called, “The Lucky Ones” (I’m pretty sure Nicholas Sparks stole his title from me), and I wrote about coping with my 19-year-old sister’s untimely death. I will never forget combing the downtown shops of Conway in search of my issue. I was so excited. I couldn’t have been giddier if my name were on a billboard in Times Square. It has been seven years and Sasee continues to have wonderful effects on my life. I have found friends, made connections and improved my own writing because of this publication. I am proud to be a Sasee contributor, and I look forward to another ten years! Melissa Face ••• Betty Lang Writing for Sasee for the past four years has been rewarding and challenging for me. It’s Karen Leone so nice when people read a book you’ve recommended and LOVE it, and when they ask Sonya Lee you questions or tell you their thoughts on it. The challenging part is wanting everyone Shannon McCreery Lewis to read the books I enjoy and not knowing their thoughts or feelings if they do. Reading Nikki Loftin is my passion and it’s important to remember I am a reader, not a writer! Reading opens Joan Lovelace the windows to the heart, the mind, the soul and the world. I couldn’t agree more with Cynthia A. Lovely Thomas Jefferson who said “I cannot live without books.” (What would he think of a Beverly Lucey Kindle?) Sharing what I love with Sasse is an honor and a privilege, and I am grateful to Dean Lundell be part of that family! Lisa Hamilton ••• Really? Has it been ten years since I answered that blind ad, had lunch with Delores Blount and got published in the premiere edition of Sasee? Since then, my columns have appeared dozens of times – and shown up in my books, the “Life is Short” trilogy. I never fail to point out Sasee’s powerful and personal influence when speaking at book signings. In fact, Sasee has greatly improved my writing, my friendships and my outlook on life. A slightly more serious piece, “Aunt Margaret’s Pearls,” was my favorite column published; and being named Sasee’s “First Hat Recipient” was my greatest achievement. For me, Sasee represents inspiration, validation, reflection, laughter, tears, quirkiness and satisfaction. Congratulations, Sasee! Ann Ipock
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••• Wow, 10 years, already? Congratulations and Happy Anniversary, Sasee! You are a classy Lady of the Grand Strand and now throughout the world. Thank you for being the platform for writers wishing to share stories with others. One does not forget seeing their first story in print. I remember vividly page nine of the September-October 2002 issue of Sasee. It evoked pure emotion in me – tears and all! Being given such an opportunity in a brand new publication was, and still is, a highlight of my life. For me, you opened a new door of self-expression. For over five years you shared my stories, leading me to new friends and experiences. Wishing you continued success from one who has known the joy of being printed within your pages! Dee Orr ••• As a humorist who does not always color within the lines, finding a periodical that will Michelle Mach publish my creative writing can be difficult. Many magazines are formulaic; an author Cathy MacKenzie writes what an editor wants, in the magazine’s style, and if the author is skilled – and lucky, Wendy Mackrell the article is published. Sasee breaks that mold – in all of the right ways. I find that with Janice MacRae Sasee, I can write a humorous or heartfelt essay and have the potential of it finding a home. Fredricka R. Maister The writing I do for Sasse is the writing I love to do, not the writing I have to do to make Kim Alden Mallin a living. In fact, several of the essays I wrote for Sasee over the last ten years made it into Louise Mathewson my book, Waiting in the Wrong Line. My writing for Sasee is a labor of love. Felice Prager Katherine Mayfield • • • Writing for Sasee these last six years has been such a privilege. Sasee was the first magazine to ever publish one of my essays, and I am still elated every time I see my name in its pages. Sasee is a magazine of camaraderie, women of all ages, in different stages of life, sharing the common bond of womanhood. Sasee’s readers have seen me through a divorce and re-marriage, the joys and challenges of motherhood and every topic under the sun. It’s been great therapy for me – and great fun! Thank you, Sasee, for turning this mom into something even more: a writer. Diane Stark ••• Writers write for many reasons. It’s therapy for some and cathartic for others. I write for Savannah Maynard both of those reasons, but even more for the feedback from readers. E-mails I received on B. F. McCune an article I wrote about my infertility made me cry over and over again when I learned of Reagan McDonald others personal struggles. Finding a brother I never knew I had encouraged readers to Donna McGill contact me with their own family discoveries. And it thrilled me to no end when I was Catie McGoldrick shopping and overheard two sales girls talking about the wild and silly antics of my Sharon McGregor mother that I had rattled off in a story. Writing for Sasee has been a big thrill mainly Janna McMahan because the Sasee readers make the journey so meaningful. Diane DeVaughn Stokes Sarojni Mehta-Lissak ••• The unassuming ad in the Sun News caught my eye…local writers submit to a new magazine for women…and the rest is part of my writing journey. Over the past ten years I have written about my joys, challenges and observations with a growing family of writers and readers. More than once I have opened the pages of the magazine to a story that I needed at that very moment. Readers have shared their stories with me as well. Both have been my inspiration as I put pen to paper. The Lady Sasee has been and will continue to be… my muse! Marsha Tennant ••• Mindi Mikula I love being a woman, (I could have done without the jowls though), and the pages within Rita Milios Sasee embody what makes womanhood so rewarding: Stories and profiles of women Connie Driscoll Miller sharing, caring and inspiring. Some make you laugh; others make you cry, but all make Lynn Ruth Miller you glad you read the magazine. It appears I’m not the only “housewife” who struggles Margo Peters Millure with how to answer the question: “What do you do?” (Sept. 2009), or patches up wire Caroline Misner holes in my bras (June 2010). But that’s why I write for, and read Sasee. It showcases the Deborah Missal warm and fuzzy and the pain and laughter of real women and real life – jowls and all. What’s not to love? Janey Womeldorf
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Fried Chicken
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It’s a curious thing how one day can start out so much like any other. I sat next to Mom, and we talked about my children, both now grown and out on their own. A wrinkle creased her forehead when she asked if they were careful not to drive too fast. The wrinkle resembled the one I saw in my own mirror at home. Around noon, we ran out of things to say, so I asked Mom if she’d like to have something to eat. She said she wasn’t hungry. Neither was I, so we ignored the smell of hot meat loaf that oddly mingled with the cedar scent of disinfectant used to mop the floor. It wouldn’t be as good as Mom’s cooking, anyway. That woman could make any food into a mouth-watering feast. I turned on the television and let the sounds of baseball drown out mechanical blips and occasional loudspeaker announcements. Mom and I watched the game and wondered whether or not our home town team would win. She loved watching baseball. It reminded her of all the years my brother played. She missed seeing him. During the seventh inning, Mom said she was tired and asked me to lower the bed. I pushed a button and the motor hummed softly as it moved her mattress into the reclined position. Her eyelids blinked slowly a few times. She sighed a small breath before closing her eyes. I turned off the television and watched the rise and fall of her chest. It reminded me of how I’d lean against her and drowse during the sermon at church. Sermons weren’t very appealing to a five year old. In my teenage years, I no longer wanted to be even remotely close to her. Reckless with youthful superiority, I wanted to be seen as an adult, even though I was far from it. My smug attitude should have gotten me grounded for life. But Mom let me bluff and bluster. She never cared much for conflict. Instead, she’d stir up some home-made pancakes. No matter how disagreeable I wanted to be, the delicious aroma made it impossible to walk away. Memories raced forward: college graduation; wedding; first grandchild. Mom responded to every significant event the same way. She’d bring a container filled with food made by her own hands meant to nourish, support or comfort – sometimes all three. My favorite dishes were her fried chicken and angel food cake. She made it a point to keep me well supplied, and I could feel her
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love in every morsel, even though she wasn’t one to speak the words. But on that particular day, that not-so-ordinary day, we didn’t talk about any of those things. It would have been a good time for me to tell her what a wonderful mother she’d been to me. But I wasn’t one inclined much to say the words, either. But although I couldn’t fry chicken or bake an angel food cake, there were other ways to show her what she meant to me. I could hold her hand. I could talk about everyday things. I could watch and wait with her. In the silence of the room I listened as a clock ticked, then tocked. It seemed to say that no matter what happened, time wouldn’t end. The sun would sparkle fire during the day. The moon would gleam on water at night. And the ordinary things of life would continue through time. It wasn’t much later when something changed. Mom’s breathing became shallower, tinged with a faint rasp. I felt the skin on her hand beneath mine as it began to cool. Within a few short moments, I heard no sound except that of the clock. My mother was with me when I entered this world. I was with her when she left it. There are more ways than words to let someone know you love them.
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Southern Snaps Huong Lam: Proud to be an American by Connie Barnard Far, we’ve been traveling far Without a home, but not without a star Free, only want to be free We huddle close and hang on to a dream.
In 1980 Neil Diamond penned these stirring lyrics to the hit song “Coming to America.” That same year, a beautiful little Vietnamese girl named Huong was born in the city of Saigon. Her young parents had survived the Vietnam War only to find themselves living under the stern rule of the Communists who took over after the Americans troops left South Vietnam. It was a harsh life in which government officials entered homes without permission, nationalized privately-owned businesses and randomly opened mail and packages arriving from the West. That same year, on the 6th of July, Huong’s 18 year old uncle, Hiem Lam, arrived in the U.S. after a two year odyssey which began in a tiny fishing boat off the coast of Vietnam. The courageous young man was very fortunate. Many who tried to escape, including Huong’s father, had been captured and returned. Many others were lost at sea. When her uncle finally arrived in San Francisco, he immediately started paperwork to sponsor each member of his family to come to the U.S. Seven years later, in 1987, Huong and her parents arrived in Myrtle Beach to begin their new life. Today Huong is a striking, successful young woman, wellimmersed in American life. She has sketchy memories of her early years under Communist rule in Vietnam, mostly just a general sense of feeling unsafe and afraid. She remembers trying to avoid drawing attention to herself in schools that were overcrowded and very strict – and being forced to write with her right hand though she was naturally left-handed. However, Huong has very clear memories of her flight out of Vietnam and her family’s arrival at a
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military refugee camp in Thailand where they spent two weeks surviving mostly on porridge until her parents sold their wedding rings to obtain better food for them. The family then moved to a refugee camp in the Philippines run by kind American nuns who taught them the rudiments of American culture and administered inoculations required for entry to the U.S. It was a happy time for them, even though they lived in a tiny wooden hut with another family immediately above them. Huong says, “We made many friends there. I remember tearing pages out of magazines and pasting them on the walls – happy pictures to help us feel good about our future.” Once in the U.S., Huong’s family spent several weeks in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., before choosing to settle in Myrtle Beach where there were a number of Vietnamese families including her aunt, also a boat refugee, who had a good job working for AVX. A tailor by trade, her father found a job making canvas awnings – which he has now done for over 25 years. The family found a home off Highway 15 and immediately enrolled their daughter in Myrtle Beach Primary School. Though seven years old, Huong was placed in a kindergarten class because she did not know English. Her teacher, Evelyn Brown, marveled at the lovely, hard-working little girl who wanted to learn so badly. She says, “Huong was such a gift to my life and our class. My teaching assistant Ginny Taylor and I fell in love with her, as did all the children in the class. Because we had trouble pronouncing her first name, we called her ‘Little Lam.’ Of course the nursery rhyme reference and play on words were lost on Huong, but even today I use that as a term of endearment for her.” Huong first learned basic survival words like water and bathroom. She was fascinated that her teachers took such close care of the students and found it comical that they were lined up in a straight line to run outdoors and play. Her first day at school, she got off the school bus a block away and walked home. It never occurred to her that she would be delivered to her own front door! The bright young girl mastered English by mimicking her classmates until the strange words took on meaning. Her first American friend was classmate, Ellen Taft. Evelyn Brown says of the friendship: “The two bonded quickly, and Ellen looked out for Huong whenever she needed her.” Huong recalls
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imitating everything Ellen said and being particularly fascinated with the word polka dot. Despite the fact that it was a new language based on a strange new alphabet, within a year she had caught up and was able to skip first grade. In addition to her teachers, Huong credits a remarkable school volunteer, Judy Springs Haile, for her quick mastery of reading. Mrs. Haile would pull her out of class to work with her one-on-one and remained a tremendous influence on the young girl all through her early school years. Her parents enrolled in English classes at Socastee Adult Education Center with legendary language teacher Peggy Ryals who recalls the eager, dedicated students arriving at early morning classes after working an eight-hour night shift, many at AVX. Ryals greeted them each morning with the familiar phrase, “Good morning, Vietnam!” and says: “These students were the very best of what makes America great. They were so polite, so hardworking, so eager to learn this strange new language.” As often happens with immigrant families, Huong mastered English before her parents did and at times functioned as a translator for them. She said, “Math was easy. It is universal, but mastering a new language based on a new alphabet is very difficult. I never felt isolated, however. For years I looked up to my classmates Mary Madison Brittain and Mary Ashley Martin because they made all As. In the fifth grade I did as well. That is when I felt I was truly American.” Interestingly, all three young women are now Myrtle Beach attorneys. In 1999 Huong graduated from Myrtle Beach High School where the popular student excelled in academics and a host of extra-curricular activities. She had made many close friends, including one special classmate, Craig Milburn, whom she would marry eight years later. Both Huong and Craig attended Clemson where she majored in political science and English. After graduating from Clemson, she attended George Mason Law School in Arlington, Virginia, while Craig was a dental student at MUSC in Charleston. The couple married in 2007. In the fall of 2011, they became very proud parents of a son named Liam who, by all accounts, is both brilliant and beautiful.
Today both Craig and Huong have thriving professional practices. After working with larger local law firms for several years, Huong recently opened her own practice specializing in bankruptcy, Social Security disability, worker’s compensation and personal injury. Sitting in the light-filled corner office of her elegant new office, this young woman is a living testimony to the American Dream. The little girl who pasted happy magazine photos on the walls of her refugee hut in the Philippines seems far away in every sense of the word. Asked if she ever thinks about what her life would be like if she had not come to America, she replies, “I think about it all the time. When I was 16, I went back to Vietnam for a visit and was stunned by what I saw. It made me sad to see people my age staring off into space, with nothing to do and nowhere to go. The reason I went to law school was to help give people a voice.” A few years ago, an employee in the law firm where Huong worked brought in an old photo of her husband when he was an18 year old soldier in Vietnam. He was handing out candy to little children at a Catholic Church school. Huong looked closely at the photograph and immediately recognized one eight year old student. It was her own father, Huy Lam. With the exception of one uncle, Huong’s entire family has immigrated to the U.S. one by one, each one sponsored by others arriving before them. Her grandfather, once a very affluent entrepreneur, lost everything when his highly successful cycle dealership was nationalized by the Vietnamese government. The day she graduated from law school, he told Huong it made all his losses worthwhile. Huong says, “To my parents and grandparents who made so many sacrifices, being an American means having the opportunity for a better life for their children, to give back something that was so unjustly taken from them: freedom, voice and education.” Huong went on to say, “To me, the philosophy that nothing is impossible is the essence of what this country is all about. Our hands are not tied; we are not bound by impossibilities; there is always hope. That is why I love being here, why I love being an American.”
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Running For My Life by Melissa Face
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“I ran 62.5 miles over the weekend,” one of my co-workers announced. “That sounds awful,” I told him. “Did your car break down? Aren’t you a AAA member?” Levi laughed and continued to tell his account of participating in the Ultimate Race of Champions, a 100k race in the Appalachian Mountains of Waynesboro, Virginia. He described it as extremely challenging, a race that pushed his body and mind to their absolute limits. It was something he wanted to cross off his bucket list. I immediately thought of my own bucket list: visit Tahiti, publish a novel and sing with a band. Nope, none of my items had anything to do with running. In fact, they had nothing to do with exercise at all. I do not like exercising. To be perfectly honest, I despise it almost as much as my biannual trips to the dentist. When asked if I run, I typically respond, “Only when chased.” That comment is usually met with a chuckle. But recently, instead of laughing at my sarcasm, Levi said, “Maybe you should practice. Then, if you are being chased, you might not get caught.” I thought about his remark and the truth that it held. Maybe I would never need to outrun a mountain lion or an armed criminal. But obesity and hereditary diseases are chasing me. Those are the things I need to outrun. And Levi is right; I do need to become faster. Since we do not live close to a gym, my husband and I purchased a treadmill. I have been exercising regularly now for a little over three months. I want to lose weight for an upcoming wedding that I will be in. More importantly, I want to improve my health and outrun the demons of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity that might try to come after me. I am still in the very early stages of my lifestyle change, but I have already noticed some differences. My clothes fit better; I have more energy, and I am generally in a more positive mood. Plus, I am actually getting faster. I still cannot say that I enjoy exercising. I would prefer a 30-minute nap in a hammock swing to a 30-minute jog any day. But I am tolerating exercise better and incorporating it into my life more frequently. Each week I continue to increase my speed and degree of incline. My relationship with running has also improved from one of hatred to one of respect. I am hoping to establish a true friendship sometime in the near future. Last month, we took our annual family trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Typically, the most physical activity I engage in is a walk along the beach or a stroll through the outlet mall. This year, however, I took full advantage of our community fitness center. I exercised between thirty and sixty minutes on the treadmill, five out of seven days of my vacation. I didn’t always enjoy it, but I did appreciate how I felt afterwards. There are days when I get moving on the treadmill, and I don’t think I will last more than five minutes. My legs feel like lead, and my mind lacks motivation. That’s when I think back to my conversation with Levi. “Discomfort is like a door you have to pass through to get to somewhere new in your life,” he said. That is exactly what I want to accomplish. I want a new level of fitness that my body has not seen in years. So, if that means tolerating a certain degree of discomfort, then I am game. Levi finished his ultra marathon in 16 hours, 52 minutes and 28 seconds. He was the last person to finish under the elite cutoff, an accomplishment that few people understand. He met his goal. I will probably never run a marathon, but next year I am going to enter a 5k. It will be my very first race, and I intend to finish it. I will try to keep in mind everything that is chasing me as I run for my life.
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Gym Dandy by Linda O’Connell
One look in the full length mirror, just one month before vacation, was the impetus I needed to get myself to a gym. The rules stated that members should wear tennis shoes and bring a hand towel; also jeans were forbidden on the exercise equipment. If I could have gotten away with flip-flops and stretch capris I’d have been ecstatic. But instead I laced my tennis shoes and stuffed my flab into my old nylon jogging suit with the iridescent stripe down the leg. I prided myself on not using the elevator; I walked down a flight of stairs to the lower level and eased myself onto a stationary bike. I draped my towel across the handlebar and encased my shoes in the foot pedal straps. I ignored the TV news anchors and tuned out the soap opera drama queen two bikes over blabbing her personal business. I was pedaling like Lance Armstrong, gaining momentum, clocking the miles, zipping over tundra, up and down mountains in my mind when suddenly, I hit a roadblock. When I tried to turn the page of the magazine perched on the ledge above my odometer, it slammed shut and thunked on the floor. Slow down? Bend down and retrieve it, or push on? I had to know what happened to the mother of too many so, still pumping frantically, I leaned down. One foot dislodged from the pedal. I looked like a kid dragging her leg on a brakeless bike. I tried to act nonchalant as the bike came to a halt. I grabbed my magazine and proceeded to the treadmill. I placed my magazine on the reading ledge. Walking was a breeze, so I pressed the incline button. I hit my stride, moving at a great clip, every inch of me jiggling uphill.
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Then, my towel vibrated off my neck, so I leveled the treadmill and reached for the stop button. I must have pressed fuel injection. That conveyor belt carried my feet faster than I could run, and I almost shot off the back end like a bullet. I yanked the emergency cord tethering me to the machine. The treadmill abruptly halted, and I found my footing. I had to get away from those thin, hard bodies who were staring at me, not to mention the kid behind the counter whose efforts I had rebuffed upon my arrival. My words haunted me. “No, thank you. I know how to operate these machines. No-no, I don’t need a quick lesson.” I wiped my dripping forehead with my baby blue kitchen towel, completely forgetting about protocol and wiping off the treadmill handles. I hurried to the changing room and opened a locker. Somehow, over the course of a year, my flouncy swim suit skirt had shrunk from modest cover up to bare-my-thighs mini. I showered and avoided the mirrors, wrapped most of myself in a towel and flip-flopped to the indoor pool. I figured if the lap lanes were in use I would relax and swim the lazy river. I belly flopped into the water and began to dog paddle in the one open lap lane. I overheard the water aerobics instructor mentioning to her class about building momentum. I had reached my peak. When she instructed the nine women to grab a partner and tug each other up and down the lap lanes, I sized them up and did some calculations. Nine was an odd number and even though I wasn’t in the class, I knew that I was a prime candidate to even things out if I stayed there. I headed for the lazy river and decided to walk against the current for more resistance and to firm my thighs. I did fine until I reached a water jet that propelled me around a bend backwards and into a woman using foam water weights. “I am so sorry. That looks like fun.” I grabbed a set of weights and imitated her. I was enjoying it so much that I startled when a woman came floating by and warned, “Watch out for my noodle.” It was then that I realized the gym is not the place for me. I went home, poured myself a cup of coffee and ate the last slice of apple strudel. I kept the gym membership for six months, but I avoided the mechanical contraptions and stuck to paddling in the slow lane and floating the lazy river. I have since discovered that dancing to my own music, at my own pace, in my own home is just the right kind of exercise for me. I can shake, rattle and roll to my heart’s content, and I can wear my stretch capris and leave my kitchen towels folded neatly in the drawer.
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Ladies
of Grace by Kim Seeley
We lost another one last week. There are so few left, and I keenly feel the loss. When I moved to this rural area at the age of 22, there was a plethora of genteel, gracious ladies who welcomed me, made me feel at home, made me feel calm and serene. Their numbers are dwindling now, and I mourn them collectively, as much as I mourn them individually, as they represent the passing of an era. We have read much about the heroic soldiers of “The Greatest Generation,” the men who fought during World War II. Their stories have been made into best-selling novels, and award-winning films, and rightly so. It was a time in history when our cause was inarguably just, and the pilots, sailors and soldiers of that war performed their duties with bravery and determination. They fittingly received a hero’s welcome. These ladies, too, are members of “The Greatest Generation,” although they never wore a uniform or carried a weapon. These were the ladies on the home front, the ladies who knitted socks, the ladies who baked cookies to be served at the USO dances, the ladies with beaus in North Africa or fiancés in the Pacific. When I moved to town, these were the ladies who warmly welcomed me into their homes when I was selling Avon to boost our young family’s income. These were the ladies who “oo-oo-hed and ah-h-hed” over my babies at church every Sunday and were always present at any community event. They were the leading ladies of this little town. This is not to say that these ladies were aristocrats who had never held a job. Many of them had been teachers, bank tellers, or nurses in their younger days. Some of them had married lawyers, judges, bankers and politicians. When I entered their homes with my Avon tote bag of samples, I knocked on massive doors with bronze knockers, and I was invited into formal living rooms, filled with antique furniture and family portraits. For a few minutes, they gave me their undivided attention and sent me off with an order for some favorite products. This is a farming community, and many of these ladies were farmers’ wives who had driven tractors or trucks and ran errands for their husbands in the fields, sometimes with a child or two in the seat beside them. They canned and pickled, cleaned and polished, cooked and sewed. When I arrived with my Avon bag, I might enter a high-ceilinged family room with broad hardwood floors, while the stove might have one or two pots of something delicious bubbling away. They would cut the heat down, offer me a seat and something to drink, and then peruse my latest brochure and samples as if they were of the utmost importance to them. Today, many of these ladies play bridge on Wednesdays, usually with the same group of friends. But their numbers are dwindling, and the number of tables set up each week is growing smaller. Their days are filled with visits to friends in nursing homes, doctor visits and lunches with the “girls.” I am not of their generation, nor am I of their bent. My talents and proclivities do not run towards household chores. I learned in high school
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home-economics class that these hands were not meant to hold a needle. I am ill at ease around sewing machines, kitchens and housework in general. I am more at home at the piano, in the classroom, or on the computer than I have ever been at the stove, although I cooked and fed my family of four until the children were grown with few disasters. But it is not these ladies’ skills in the kitchen or with a needle that I mourn with their passing. I mourn the loss of graciousness. I fear my generation of women may never replace the warmth and gentility of theirs. We were raised to be more independent, more career-oriented and, yes, more self-sufficient. None of these is actually a bad or negative trait, but somehow, combined, they have made us less tactful, less sympathetic and less refined. I hope in the coming years to replace some of my character flaws with some of the positive qualities I have admired in these ladies of the genteel generation. It would bode me well to become more patient, more welcoming and more tolerant. If our world is to become kinder, humbler, gentler, following the examples of these ladies is a wonderful place to begin. May God grant me grace in my retirement years, so that I may become the lady at church who makes the young mothers feel relaxed and welcome. Grant me patience so that I speak more gently to the younger generation. May my temper be slower to rise and my sharp tongue be tempered with tenderness. In this way, I can truly honor the example of those ladies who have gone before me.
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No, I’m Not a Golfer!
It was my husband’s retirement dream to wake up in the morning and walk on to a golf course. We planned for it, talked about it and yearned for it, but it was always years away…until it wasn’t. Suddenly, it was time to figure out what we wanted to do, and do it. So, we visited golf communities down south – lots of them. Spending time together in beautiful surroundings, great weather, wearing a different colored hat every day – what was not to like? I’ve never been an outdoors person, but I liked playing games. Me, on the green, making a ten foot putt in a sassy golf outfit; I could do that. I could eat lunch at the clubhouse, watch the Masters Tournament on television with new friends and drink wine – I bought into the fantasy and into a golfing community. I was excited the first time we went out on the course as a couple, in the same cart, dressed in the appropriate garb that marked us as contenders. I was ready to commune with nature and the sport. We were living the life. It was a picture-perfect day in June. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the temperature was pleasant (if a tad bit warm) as we started out. “Nice shot,” I said enthusiastically when my husband connected in one easy, fluid swing. My untrained eye couldn’t follow the flight of the ball, but he was happy with the result. He hopped back into the cart, and we moved the short distance to the ladies’ tee. “Keep your head down and elbows in,” he reminded me as I secured my pink and white visor and reached for my club. I positioned my tee between the painted blocks and placed the ball on top. Fixing my eyes on the dimpled orb, I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, as I had seen other serious golfers do. Finally, I planted my feet and swung. It felt wonderful. I was a natural. I searched the sky for the soaring white dot. “It’s okay,” I heard my husband say. “Don’t worry about it. Try again. This time keep your head down!” It couldn’t be, but it was; the ball still sat on the wooden tee completely undisturbed by all the energy that had just swooshed by it. Focus, I told myself and tried again. Again, it defied contact. Ignoring every lesson I had ever taken, I swung the club like a baseball bat. A tiny chink assured me that I had at least nicked the ball. A soft plop pinpointed its placement approximately five yards to the right of me. I heard the sigh from the cart; it was going to be a long round. By the third hole, tiny bugs had begun to swarm my face, my feet and
all the uncovered areas of my body. I swatted, scratched and complained. “No-see-ums.” My husband reached into his bag and pulled out an aerosol can. I sprayed a thick cloud around me and still they darted into my periphery, up my nose and down my throat. The tiny, aggressive monsters bit my ankles and chewed on my ears. The temperature had gone from pleasant to hot and humid. The snug visor headband was beginning to give me a headache, and my cute pink and black skort stuck damply to the back of my thighs. I wanted to go home. I endured several months of embarrassing performances. I didn’t improve. I played with the women’s group, and although I enjoyed their company, I would rather have had coffee and a donut with them at the local café. I did not admit this out loud. “It takes practice,” my husband said. “You should go out and hit a couple buckets of balls.” Hit a bucket of balls? All I wanted to do was curl up on the sofa and read a good book. The thought of facing another twenty years of the blasted game was depressing. It wasn’t a case of simply not liking the sport; in the land of golf, golf and more golf, it was a lifestyle choice. It was supposed to take us happily into our golden years. Could we re-think this, I wondered? Was there a retirement mulligan? But then what? I didn’t have a better idea. I didn’t know what I wanted to do when I grew up. Unexpectedly, knee surgery took me off the course (smile). And, no, I didn’t do it on purpose. My mobility was very limited, so I began writing again to pass the time. I hadn’t written on a regular basis in years and had almost forgotten how much I enjoyed it. I pulled out my old stuff and revised it. I got up late at night to write down my thoughts. I filled page after page with stories and story ideas. I had become happily obsessed. I had found my niche. It’s a beautiful day as I sit in our gazebo with my laptop, writing the next chapter of my book in progress. My husband waves as he leaves the sixth tee box, just yards away. We’ll meet at the club house for lunch where he will relate details of his round, hole by hole, between bites of a Rueben sandwich. I watch the next foursome pull up to the tee. One of the men is dressed in bright orange from head to toe. I admire his bravado. He sets up his ball and takes an awkward swing. We all hear his shot as it ricochets between the trees. He takes some bawdy teasing from his friends. He demands a mulligan with an emotional tirade containing many interesting adjectives. Perhaps he should take up writing.
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The Olympic Sport of Dieting by Janey Womeldorf
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Men talk about sports; women talk about weight; it’s our national pastime. In fact, if talking about food, weight-loss and dieting were an Olympic sport, I think most of the women I know could enter that race with me. The only woman I can think of with whom I never had this conversation was my best friend growing up. She was sickeningly blessed with a metabolism most women would kill their young for and never had to worry about weight. All that changed when she turned forty – everything went soft and started spreading. Now she knows how many fat grams there are in an avocado (30). In fact we devoted an entire phone conversation one afternoon to the dangers of putting avocado in your daily sandwich. Not only can women have two-hour conversations about avocadoes and weight, but we find them riveting; men just don’t know what they’re missing. And thank goodness because think of the alternative: We’d all sit around talking sports, blissfully unaware of the sixty grams of fat in that bowl of guacamole we just polished off, not to mention the chips. (In fairness to the avocado, it contains healthy fat, but that sounds like an oxymoron to me.) I confess to enjoying marathon conversations about food and weight because conversations like that bond us. Put a group of strangers together, especially women, and they instantly connect when the subject of weight comes up. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what color you are, how rich or poor you are, or where you live, we all at some point have to watch our weight. Whether we are trying to lose it, maintain it, or stop it going on, nobody is immune. In fact, if managing our weight did become an Olympic sport, they’d run out of medals; the ugly reality is we are all participants in the weight-management race of life. The bad news is this race is more of a never-ending marathon than a short sprint to the finish and, to add insult to injury, challenging hurdles line the course. Five exist between me and my finish line: Hurdle # 1: Cheese Some women have chocolate as their food hurdle, I have cheese. When I first started on my sensible and ultimately-successful approach to losing weight, I couldn’t even have cheese in the house. It became a Christmas treat, and oh how I treated. Prior to Christmas Eve, I would scour the delis for the perfect cheese selection and serve up my glistening platter of fat like a trophy, appropriately adorned with grapes and wispy thin crackers. I had waited all year for this moment, and I made the most of it. The tradition came to a grinding halt, however, when I ate enough cheese for a small country one Christmas and could barely crawl up the stairs to bed.
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Years later, I have found balance with cheese. We have it in the house, but, like chocolate, I consider it a treat, usually indulged in only on weekends. As for tackling pizza, desperate Fridays cause for innovative compromise. We order it with no cheese then sprinkle a little feta and parmesan on when it arrives. One hurdle down, four to go. Hurdle # 2: Exercise The truth is, studies show that the majority of people who successfully keep the weight off exercise regularly. I fought this for many years until I realized it sped up the weight-loss process. It was disgusting at first, painful at second, but ultimately mentally and physically rewarding. Now I can’t imagine my life without it. It clears the cobwebs of my mind and acts as my buffer for the occasional over-indulgence (read: cheese) on weekends. Hurdle # 3: “Seconds Anyone?” Just because there is more left in the pan, it doesn’t mean you have to eat it. Really? If the food’s delicious, it’s hard to resist going back for seconds. My defense strategy against this hurdle was three-pronged: One, only cook the amount of food you won’t regret eating if you ate the whole lot; two, save one dollop ahead of time for seconds; three, just say no. (The last one is a toughie – beware.) Hurdle # 4: Wine Years ago, I would rarely drink alcohol because I would rather eat my calories than drink them. Then I turned forty and a sense of entitlement hijacked my brain. Go on, have a glass, you deserve it, it would urge me. Now that I am closer to fifty, I attack this hurdle head on by drinking plenty of water and eating less. If I could just resist the wine, managing my weight would be so much easier but what fun would that be? Precisely. Meanwhile, I pray they never put nutrition labels on wine bottles. Then, just when you think you’re on the homeward stretch, we all get hit with the inevitable, final hurdle. Hurdle # 5: It gets harder as you get older. I hate that. When it comes to my weight-management race to the finish, I just hope I don’t crash and burn at this last hurdle. It has me worried though as extra padding is already developing all over my body; at least it will help if I fall. Of course, if I do make it to the finish line at a sensible weight (does within fifteen pounds count?), I wouldn’t want a medal anyway. I’d celebrate with a hurdle-free night at home over a delicious platter of cheese, grapes, crackers and maybe some avocado. I’d have seconds if I wanted to, and wash it all down with a glass of luscious, buttery Chardonnay. Then I’d call my girlfriend and spend two hours talking about food and weight issues. Lest you think I’d blown off my exercise for the day, I’d even have that covered – I’d just turn on the TV and watch the Olympics.
Who said spectator sport isn’t exercise?
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I Remember… by Diane Stark
“Mom, I’ve got good news and bad news,” my 12-year-old son, Jordan, said one afternoon. “The good news is that track practice starts tomorrow. The bad news is that I need a physical exam before then.” I sighed. “Really, Bud? You’re actually giving me like an hour’s notice that you need to go to the doctor?”
He shrugged. “I’m sorry, Mom, but this is really important to me.” “Then you should have told me about it sooner,” I snapped. “I’ve got a million things to do this afternoon, and this just wasn’t on the list, Bud.” “I’m really sorry, Mom. I didn’t mean to wait until the last minute. I just kept forgetting to tell you about it.” His eyes pleaded with me as he added, “Please, Mom? All my friends are going out for track.” I sighed again as I reached for the phone to call our doctor’s office. I wasn’t surprised when the receptionist said they couldn’t squeeze us in. But she did suggest a 24-hour clinic that didn’t require appointments. I hung up and gave him my best “Momma-ain’t-happy” look. “I’ll take you for your physical today, but if something like this ever happens again, you’ll be out of luck. Are we clear?” “Yes, Mom. Thank you, Mom,” he said. I packed up Jordan’s younger siblings, already thinking about the dozens of other things I really needed to be doing instead of running off to the doctor’s office. I piled everyone in the car, feeling my mood worsen by the minute. We went to the clinic our doctor recommended, only to discover that they no longer perform sports physicals at that location. They sent us somewhere else, which was, of course, on the other side of town. We drove to the second clinic and went inside. After confirming that they did in fact do sports physicals there, I was given the usual mountain of paperwork to fill out. “How long do you think it might be?” I asked. The receptionist shrugged. “Sometimes it takes a few minutes, sometimes a few hours.” A few hours? It was already nearing dinner time, and I worried how my three-year-old son, Nathan, would handle the wait. I was slogging through my paperwork mountain when an elderly man walked in, practically carrying his wife. Ever so gently, he settled her in a chair and kissed her on the forehead. “I’m just going to sign you in,” he whispered. “I’ll be right back.” The woman’s eyes were vacant, as though she barely knew where she was. The man ambled over to the counter, spoke to the receptionist and made his way back to his wife. He nodded at me and smiled slightly. My return smile was a mixture of sympathy and admiration. “Mommy, I’m hungry,” Nathan said. I cringed and said, “I know, Baby. We’ll get you something to eat right after Jordan sees the doctor.” “But I’m hungry now,” he whined.
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I dug through my purse and triumphantly pulled out a Dum-Dum sucker. “Here, Baby, you want a candy?” Nathan’s eyes lit up as he snatched the treat from my hands. He shoved it into his mouth and began to explore the waiting room. He paused when he reached the display of medical pamphlets. “Can I look at these, Mommy?” “Sure, Honey,” I said, relieved that he’d found something to occupy himself. He pulled out a pamphlet on diabetes and sat down. He opened it and began to read. “Sam I am, Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham,” he said. He looked up and saw me unsuccessfully hiding a smile. “Isn’t that what it says, Mommy?” “It sure is, Baby.” He looked back at the pamphlet and read, “I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere.” I heard a noise and glanced over. The elderly woman was watching Nathan, her eyes more alert than before. “Keep on reading, Nate,” I murmured quietly. “I would not, could not in a train,” he said. “I would not, could not in the rain.” “He sure is cute,” the woman said to her husband. “And he’s such a good reader.” “Yes, he is,” her husband said. “He reminds me of someone,” she said, thinking hard. “You used to read that story to our Michael,” he said. “But he’s a grown man now.”
“I do remember,” she said. “I read that story all the time.” Nathan, oblivious to the conversation around him, had gotten up and chosen another medical pamphlet, this one featuring a colorful food pyramid. And this time, Nathan’s story was, Are You My Mother? It was another of our Dr. Seuss favorites. “How could I be your mother?” Nathan read. “I’m not a bird. I’m a cow, said the cow.” The woman smiled. “I remember that one too.” Her husband’s eyebrows lifted, and he caught my eye. He smiled again, but it wasn’t the tired, world-weary smile I’d seen before. This time, it was one of hope. Hope for a good day, a day when his wife would be here with him, in the present. I sighed, wanting that for him. His wife interrupted my thoughts by saying, “You sure are doing a good job with your little boy. He’s as sharp as a tack, just like my Michael.” “Well, thank you, but he’s not actually reading, you know,” I said. “He’s just heard the stories so many times that he has them memorized.” “I know, but it says a lot about you as a Mommy,” she said. “You’re making time for what’s important. I can tell.” “Thank you. You’ve always been a wonderful wife and mother too.” I smiled gently at her husband and added, “I can tell.” I vowed in that moment to remember that while the present is sometimes inconvenient, even annoying, it’s an opportunity. To show love. To encourage someone who needs it. To just be there. And sometimes, the present is all we really have.
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Don Carlson & Beth Karas Don Carlson and his sister, Beth Karas, co-owners of Fabric Showcase, will spend July 4th relaxing. “As business owners we don’t get much time off, so we will spend the day with friends and family. Our favorite 4th of July memory was three years ago. It was the last July 4th that we spent with our mom, Nancy Dunn, who opened this business in 2007. We spent the day at the beach, grilled out, and then Uncle Don put on an awesome fireworks show for the kids!” Don and Beth both love the beach and said, “Sometimes people take for granted how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place. That’s why we feature so many coastal prints, so you can take a bit of the beach indoors.” “We have wonderful customers that are like family to us,” said Beth. “Being in a tourist area, we get to meet people from all over the world. The best part of our job is helping customers put together fabrics for their homes, condos and businesses.” Don added that their greeter, Napoleon, keeps customers coming back! “Plus, we have the most current home décor fabrics and trims at the best prices around. At Fabric Showcase, we make shopping for fabric FUN!”
Fabric Showcase, 10788 Kings Rd., Myrtle Beach 843-449-6728, www.fabricshowcasemb.com
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Candace Lee, owner of Elderberry Salon, will spend the July 4th holiday quietly at home. Luckily for Candace and her husband, they can watch the fireworks from their front porch. “I remember the first time I took my children to the fireworks store and let them purchase ‘big’ fireworks—we had our own fireworks show that year, and it was the best I’ve ever seen!” A true beach lover, Candace says the ocean is, “very calming to me. Every time I see the beautiful sand dunes, grasses, pelicans, etc., I appreciate God’s creation.” When asked about her current workout program, Candace laughed, saying, “My work and housecleaning have become my main form of working out!” Our hot summers don’t bother this busy businesswoman, she loves to open the windows and let in the fresh air. “Only when it’s extremely hot do I turn on the A/C.” Candace loves her work. “I love our community,” she said. “I love the diversity of meeting people and sharing experiences. I am happy to be here and feel my compassion for what I do keeps my clients coming back. I genuinely want people to feel good (as well as look good). I am honest with my clients, and I think they truly appreciate my concern. My great prices help, too!”
Elderberry Salon, 10744 Ocean Hwy., Pawleys Island 843-235-0297, www.elderberrysalon.com
Larry Hansen Larry Hansen, owner of LRH Carpentry Creations, will spend July 4th with family and friends, sitting around a pool eating lots of food. He has fond memories of his 2009 4th of July celebration. “It was the second year that my daughter, Isabella, was with us. We fought the traffic to find a parking spot at Market Common for fireworks, only to have her exclaim, ‘Daddy, it sure is pretty, but it hurts my ears. Can we go home?’” As for workouts, Larry said, “I’m not much for the gym; I prefer to sit behind my set of Tama Starclassics and play drums for two hours at a clip. Now, with a child, instead of playing out five or six nights a week, I volunteer my time as sound engineer in my church and play a few times a year.” “I would say that the diversity of the clientele is what I love about this area,” Larry began. “Being a tourist/retirement area brings all different sorts of people, providing me with a challenge meeting their particular needs. Honesty, integrity and the attention to detail in hearing, designing and executing the job at hand is what keeps my clients coming back. I create one of kind designs with your needs, wants and taste in mind.”
LRH Carpentry Creations, 843-602-1778, Facebook: Lawrence-R-Hansens-Carpentry-Creations
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“Family is important to me,” began Sandy Swaringen, owner of Consign @ 5th. “Being busy most of the time, I look forward to holidays when we can get together for cookouts or dinners. This year we’ll cookout at my sister’s pool and go to the beach to watch fireworks.” An avid gardener, Sandy enjoys spending time in the yard, but also loves the beach. She doesn’t have a lot of time to work out, and said, “I am so active during the day—moving furniture, etc. that I’m too ‘pooped’ to exercise when I get home!” Sandy went on to say, “I love the heat, but not the humidity! I’m mostly indoors at work, so I thank God for A/C!” “People are the best thing about my business,” said Sandy. “I love meeting and dealing with new and frequent customers. Everyone has a story to tell. I have been in this business for 20 years, and we try to have different merchandise every day to give our customers a ‘treasure hunt.’ We strive to carry high quality merchandise at a reasonable price. Most importantly, we have a friendly staff and create a ‘general store’ atmosphere—some of our customers love to stop by and just chat!”
Consign @ 5th, 450-A 17 Business N., Surfside Beach 843-213-1178
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Daiwey Parker, owner of Creative Decors, will spend the July 4th holiday in Cedar Island, N.C., with her husband and grandchildren. “This is the destination my husband and I chose 50 years ago for our honeymoon and we love it there!” Daiwey remembers many happy 4th of Julys growing up when her father and mother (now deceased) would take the family to the beach. “It was always a wonderful day.” When asked about her workouts, Daiwey said she doesn’t have a regular routine, but “I love to play with my grandchildren—I exercise with them, and they keep me young at heart.” “The wonderful customers I’ve had and friends I’ve made are the best thing about owning Creative Decors,” said Daiwey. “I’ve enjoyed my 30 years of working with people. I couldn’t have done it without the employees that have surrounded and supported me. They are the backbone of the day-to-day operation.” She believes that her services, pricing and friendly staff keep her customers coming back. “This is an industry where people can easily choose another place; however, we usually have exactly what they are looking for or know how to find it—our customers know we offer unique accessories and design capabilities!”
Creative Decors, 94 Hwy 17 S., North Myrtle Beach 843-249-5225
Jennifer Willard Jennifer Willard, Sales and Marketing Director for Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, will be celebrating the July 4th holiday in Myrtle Beach. “My 4th of July holiday includes lounging by the pool or on the beach, firing up the grill and then off to Broadway at the Beach for fireworks! I have quite a few good 4th of July memories—my favorites are when I was a child growing up in East Tennessee, and we would celebrate 4th of July on the lake.” This busy executive loves the outdoors and staying in shape. “I am a beach person,” Jennifer began. “I love living here! And I enjoy working out. My favorite way to stay in shape is dancing and roller skating. I also participate in ZUMBA several times a week.” Jennifer also loves her work. “The best thing about working in the hospitality/tourism industry in Myrtle Beach is that there is so much to do, but we still have that ‘small town’ feeling. Medieval Times is really a unique experience. We set the bar high at our show—a castle—it’s truly a chance to really feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Our incredible show, along with exceptional customer service, create a dinner and show that is truly a ‘knight out’ guests won’t soon forget!”
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, 2904 Fantasy Way, Myrtle Beach 888-WE-JOUST, www.medievaltimes.com
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This National Historic Landmark is home to the only Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo on the coast in the Carolinas, and one of the most significant sculpture collections in the world!
American Cancer Society Bright Blue Sea Bookshelf Brookgreen Gardens Grand Strand Humane Society Habitat for Humanity
From overland excursions on the Trekker to garden tours and new exhibits, there is always something new and exciting at Brookgreen.
Helping Hand Hope House of Myrtle Beach Horry & Georgetown County Guardian Ad Litem Programs
For more information call or visit our website
Jonathans Journey K.I.D.S. – Kids in Divorce Situations
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Locks of Love
Admission: $14 Adults, $12 Seniors, $7 Children 4-12 & Children under 3 are FREE!
Miss Ruby’s Kids Myrtle Beach Manor Skilled Nursing Home Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art
Butterfly Exhibit Opens Spring 2012
SC Children’s Museum Street Reach Susan G. Komen
Admission is Good for 7 Days!
Theatre of the Republic
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Sounds of Summer Concert Series, McLean Park, North Myrtle Beach, 7-9 pm. For more info, call 843-280-5570 or visit www.nmbevents.com.
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Dan Hull and Amy Tully, classical guitar and flute, 7 pm, Brookgreen Gardens, free with garden admission. For more info, call 843-235-6000 or visit www.brookgreen.org.
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Kimono: Art, Fashion and Society, The Art Museum of Myrtle Beach, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd. For more info, call 843-238-2510 or visit www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.
Music on Main, Main St., North Myrtle Beach, 6:308:30 pm. For more info, call 843-280-5570 or visit www.nmbevents.com.
Moveable Feast, Wendy Wax discusses Ocean Beach, 11 am, Ocean One, $25. For more info, call 843-235-9600 or visit www.classatpawleys.com.
The Wizard of Oz, Brunswick Little Theatre, Odell Williamson Auditorium, Brunswick Community College. For tickets and more info, call 800-754-1050 or visit www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.
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Garden City Golf Cart Parade, to benefit Murrells Inlet and Garden City Fire and Rescue, 3 pm, line up at 2 pm, intersection of Calhoun and Hwy. 17 Business. For more info, call 843-651-3835.
Ocean Isle Concert Series, Fridays, 6:30-8 pm, Museum of Coastal Carolina parking lot, E. Second St., Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., 910- 579-2166.
Alive After 5, family friendly activities and concert, 6-9 pm, Downtown Conway. For more info, call 843-248-6260 or visit www.conwayalive.com.
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Annual Friends of the Waccamaw Library Book Sale, Thurs, Friends Night 6-8 pm, Fri. 9 am-4 pm & Sat. 9 am-12 pm, St. Paul’s Waccamaw UMC, Litchfield. For more info, call 843-545-3623.
The Austin Mowry Band, 7 pm, Brookgreen Gardens, free with garden admission. For more info, call 843-235-6000 or visit www.brookgreen.org.
Craftsmen’s Classic Arts and Crafts Show, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Fri. & Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm. For more info, call 336-282-5550 or visit www.gilmoreshows.com.
2012-2013
25th Anniversary Symphony Series
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The World of the Dance
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The Russian Legacy
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Masterpieces of the Modern Era
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