Small Town

There are lots of wonderful things about living in our small town located near the Arkansas border and on beautiful Bull Shoals lake. Like most small towns, we know each other. It's easy to get to know each other, ...Monday through Friday morning you can simply go for coffee or a soda at the local gas stop, or visit one of the cafes for breakfast. The local school is another hub, ....basketball, softball, baseball, ....school plays...skate night...Poetry Slam...you know the stuff that brings entertainment to our community.

There's the local church's too. Each church has it's yearly events such as the Methodist craft sale right before Christmas, the dinners served every first Sunday at the Baptist Church, the singing and special speakers at the Light House Church...the list goes on. The local restaurants have their Sunday regulars too...nothing like dinner with our family and friends.

Pulling all of this together, you get my town. A town made up of special people. They are all different; unique in their own way. A town that pulls each other through a crisis...we purchase gifts for those in need at Christmas, we give to those who have experienced a loss such as a fire. When there is a death, the community shares in your grief and contributes to the memory of your loved one with cards, food, and flowers.

Why then must we bicker...a church family that split feels like a divorce amongst family members. It affects the whole town...and leaves me with a heavy heart.