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-Joe Brady
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Ok, I did a bad thing
Sunday. In lieu of church, I
decided I would run to Sam’s
Sunday morning and get the
weekly shopping trip behind
me. When I pulled into the
parking lot, I deduced that
nobody must go to church
anymore, as if I wasn’t at
Sam’s myself rather than
church. Anyway, do as I say,
not as I do my father always
says!
Why is it when we are being
bad we tend to act like five
year olds once again? Now,
I have been known to pick
up some sushi at Sam’s from
time to time for both us and
Lauren and Joshua. But because I didn’t want anybody to know I
had played hooky from church, I walked right by the fresh sushi.
That’s all I need is to be busted by a preacher!
Did I mention that Sam’s was a madhouse? It was 10:30 on a
Sunday morning and people were scurrying around like ants in a
colony. As I pushed my loaded buggy to the front I realized that
the two registers open had lines that went all the way back to the
clothing section.
Oh Lord! This really was ridiculous. Not since the days of covid
have I seen this many people, you would almost think we were
back in the early days of the pandemic when the lines at Sam’s
stretched up the hill to Tractor Supply.
I push my buggy to the clothing aisle and waited patiently for
my turn. Now, the fates can be cruel. As I stand in the aisle,
surrounded by other shoppers, glancing at my watch from time
to time, I am confronted by rows of candy. Reese’s cups, you
all know my obsession with those, chocolate covered cashews,
I didn’t know they made such! Lindor truffles, who doesn’t love
those? Valentine hearts full of Russel Stover chocolates, some
kind of strawberry filled Godiva chocolates. Really, we are barely
into the New Year and already celebrating Valentines?
You never have to worry about me buying you Valentine
chocolates in January, I will have eaten them by February. But,
as I stood there, listening to my grumbling line mates it suddenly
dawns on me and I proclaim this loudly to my neighbors, “y’all
this is the Lord saying, you should have your behinds in church,
not standing in the middle of Sam’s so BAM! Stand there all day!”
Yes, we were being punished. At least I was and these poor folks
just had to endure it.
It’s amazing how quickly the time passes when you are laughing
and talking. Nobody got upset, our moods were lightened. After
thirty minutes, I began to see light at the end of the tunnel as I
pushed my cart to the register. Was I rude to the cashier frantically
ringing up the groceries? No, as I explained to her when she
apologized for being behind, “honey, you aren’t up here sitting
down, you’re working, it’s not your fault!”
It turns out several clerks called in sick making the other
employees work even harder. Unfortunately we will always have
to wait in long lines and Sam’s will always be busy on Sunday
but I won’t be playing hooky from church anymore to shop, I’ve
learned my lesson. That’s all for now, take care!
Unearthing Camp Lawton
Dr. Ryan McNutt, Ph.D, FSAScot, R.RA.
Tobacco, Rum, and Salt Pork
While many of the items
we’ve been processing in the
lab from 2021 are the remnants
of military activity, and the nec
essary tasks with maintaining
the Confederate infrastructure
of the camp, such as horse care,
blacksmithing and light manu
facturing; processing and dis
tributing supplies, and cooking
activities, several of them are
more personal. Personal in the
nature of the artifacts, and per
sonal in their use. Both at Law-
ton Road, and Lawton Station,
we’ve found the remnants of
clay tobacco pipes of different
designs. Humble artifacts, eas
ily broken and cheap, they still
tell a story of multiple strands.
Tobacco was becoming increas
ingly frowned upon during the
early 19th century, as temper
ance movements and Victo
rian sentiments of appropriate
behavior in public frowned on
the expelling of bodily fluids
in public. Tobacco, whether
chewed, smoked, or snuffed,
directly caused these expulsion
episodes, though snuff was the
most tolerated as an expensive
upper-class habit. Spitting chaw
and the hacking cough from
pipe smoking was seen now as
distinctly rude, lower class, and
indicative of a mean and low
character without control. How
ever, the temperance movement
waned as the 19th century wore
on, and by the outbreak of war,
tobacco smoking became ascen
dent once more. A more popular
form now was cigars, but pipe
smoking became an upper-class
habit as well, with highly indi
vidualized pipes. Figural pipes,
pipes with slogans that reflected
the political ideologies and per
sonalities of their owners were
carved from briar and molded
from meerschaum for the upper-
class gentleman.
Lower class individuals could
access a similar range of items,
but made from cheaper kaolin
clay, more breakable and less
durable. Amongst the soldiers
of both armies, these types
predominated, as did smoking.
An appetite suppressant, a calm
ing agent, and mitigator of the
stresses of campaign and camp
life, the constant companion of
the American Civil War soldier
on both sides was tobacco. And
the pipe
The fragments of clay pipes
found at Lawton during our
fieldwork in 2021 are these
cheaper types, but also tell
us consumer choice was still
an option. A majority of the
pipes in the Confederacy at
this point were imports, made
in the pipe making centers of
Europe—Glasgow, Devon, and
northwestern France. Imported
through the blockade with
other luxury goods, these were
then purchased in the markets
of Savannah, Charleston, and
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Eaqle Notes
-Tara Cooper, Jenkins County
School Superintendent
I am working on my stimulus/
response reactions. Stephen
Covey writes in The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People the
simple idea that there is a gap
or space between stimulus and
response, and that the key to
both our growth and happiness
is how we use that space. For
example, if the stimulus is a
mosquito lighting on your arm,
the response is an immediate
slap. That is not the kind of
action that I am working on.
When I am disappointed or
aggravated by something (or
someone). I'm working on a
pause before I react. That pause
is the "gap or space" between
the stimulus and response, and
can make a world of difference
in an outcome. A thought before
an action. Time before a written
response. A breath before an
angry word. It actually takes
conscious effort to discipline
yourself this way. I know,
because I have been striving
to perfect these practices. We
all know that a harsh word can
cause a world of hurt, and that an
immediate reaction is not always
the best reaction.
I am convinced that no one can
get me more "in a tizzy," than
my children. Wow - these teen
and pre-teen boys can get me
hot. And I do not shy away
from discipline. Discipline is
essential. I believe, though,
that my reaction tailors their
reaction. For example, if I
yell or stomp, I shouldn't be
surprised if my children mimic
those behaviors. Adults are
always the example for children.
If we solve problems with
yelling, then they learn to solve
problems with yelling. I am not
an ancient soothsayer with all of
the answers to child behavioral
questions, but I do have a bit
of experience that I don't mind
sharing.
Teachers have an advantage
I think. I was a teacher long
before I was a mother. Juggling
responses to twenty or more
children at one time does
build skills in patience! All
teachers struggle with the
balance between care and stem
discipline. But it doesn’t require
yelling, in my opinion. Have I
yelled? Yes. Am I working on
that as a mother? Yes. Should
we all be working on that as
empathetic humans? Yes.
So the next time Luke smarts
off with that little mouth of his,
or Pace rolls those blue eyes of
his. I’m going to take a breath.
Not to yell - ha! But to think
about the root of the problem
and a way to solve it without
raising my voice. You are what
you habitually do. And our
children are watching.
So this is your encouragement
to build healthy habits, not
just for your physical health,
but your mental and emotional
health and that of our children.
I hope this week is a quiet one!
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As a sports fan I thoroughly
enjoy being in a stadium and
listening to the noise of the
fans. The roar of a crowd as the
team enters the playing field,
the sounds of boos and cheers
as the team excels or falls, the
sound of a game winning score,
or the eruption of excitement
when a ball is hit over the fence.
These sounds are remarkable,
especially when there are
thousands upon thousands of
fans watching and cheering.
What amazes me most is to
think that if there was only one
person in the stadium, that one
person could cheer so loudly
and would be barely heard in
those massive places. If there
were 100 or so fans, there would
be some noise. However, when
you have 70,000 fans like at
the National Championship, the
sound is unbelievable.
Today, I think about this in the
context of the local church and
believers in Christ. In a culture
that is increasingly more hostile
towards Christianity, it is very
hard when only a few stand up
and speak out. The noise being
made by the world often drowns
out the voice of the believer
because so very few stand
up. What would happen if the
church collectively all over the
nation and all over the world
truly began to speak out and
share the Good News of Christ?
The sound of the believer would
quickly begin to overpower
the voice of the world, change
would begin to take place.
Jesus has not given us the
option to be silent. We are called
in multiple places to go into the
world and declare the Good News
of the Gospel. We are to make
His name known to the ends of
the earth. Silence has never been
an option. Even when the early
church was under persecution in
the book of Acts, they still went
out and proclaimed the Gospel.
They were not fearful of death,
the spoke even when told to be
silent.
As Jesus entered Jerusalem
in the last days of His life, the
crowds erupted into praise. They
declared Jesus as King. The
crowds told Jesus to quiet the
disciples. Jesus stated the most
stunning thing, ““I tell you,
if these were silent, the very
stones would cry out.” Even if
we are silent, rocks will speak.
We must speak or the rocks will
cry out for us.
We must speak the goodness
of God to the world. We must
rise above the noise of the
world and declare the goodness
of God. We must be the voice of
light in amid the darkest nights.
We must declare hope to a
hopeless generation. The Word
of our God must go out to the
ends of the earth, and we are the
ones called to declare the Good
News.
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