#domesticviolenceawarenessmonth As a survivor of Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence, I am honored to have served on the Board of Directors of both Hubbard House (from 2007–2012) and The Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. (from 2003–2007). Both organizations provide a number of services to individuals who are victims of domestic violence (Intimate Partner Violence).

KDP Select: Kindle and Kindle Unlimited now available! Go to my website: https://jlhuffman.com and click on the pop-up link. The link will take you directly to Almanac: The Four Seasons on Amazon. Once you have arrived at the book site on Amazon you may make a selection between Paperback, Kindle or Kindle Unlimited, whichever option meets your reading pleasure.

Following our family tradition, we traveled to a local Christmas tree farm the day after Thanksgiving.

What is Joy and What Does it Say About Us? Dr. Pamela King Joy is our delight when we experience, celebrate, and anticipate the manifestation of those things we hold with the most significance — like a birth or graduation. …

Where are you on this floating orb we call Earth? Can you find your location on a globe, paper map, or GPS?

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as it is affectionately known by writers. It is a thirty-day challenge to write the first draft of a novel or at least 50,000 words.

Our Blue Ridge Mountain area has been blessed with a week of beautiful weather, with daytime highs in the high 70s to low 80s and nighttime lows in the 50–60 range. It was a perfect time to put the garden to bed for the 2023 season. But, it was too…

Saturday, October 21st was “Smart is Cool Day”, an excellent time to celebrate the gift of “smart” and to encourage us all to be the best version of ourselves.

October 16, 1758, was the birthdate of Noah Webster, the “father” of the American dictionary. At the age of 16, he began college at Yale to study teaching.