Carol Barker

Add Optional Note 400 characters Add Bookmark to Folder $label.name Loading... New Bookmark Folder This bookmark will be removed from all folders and any saved notes will be permanently removed. Lift up your thought, O child of God; your purity comes from within. You are innocent, perfect, beloved in His sight, sheltered from darkness and sin. Mother Love is always holding you close; you are completely safe in Her arms. The Father will always protect you, shielding you from danger and harm.

Writer Hannah Shuckburgh has both impeccable taste and an eye - and an ear - for a good story, as evidenced in her gorgeous children’s book, Archie’s Apple. (The delightful illustration above is from her book; more of which later - keep reading!) I could think of no better person to ask for their reading recommendations for younger children. And I was right.

Two longtime Bamberg County physicians known for being passionate about the practice of medicine died within two days of each other this week.Dr. Herbert "Herb" Abraham Moskow of Denmark, who practiced family medicine in Bamberg County from 1968 until his retirement in 2010, passed away on Monday.Then on Tuesday, Bamberg lost its longtime physician Dr. Michael "Mike" C. Watson, who retired in 2001 after nearly 50 years of service to the community.