Tag Archives: mountains

“The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Brad Scott

The iconic Carter Family of Country Music origins (A. P., Sarah, and “Mother” Maybelle) were known for their classic songs. “The Storms are on the Ocean” is one of them. I have been dabbling in autoharp playing for a while … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appalachian, Autoharp, Belfast, Carter Family, Clinch Mountain, Country Music, family, home, loss, love, Mother Maybelle, mountains, Scott County, Southwest Virginia, Virginia

Places I’ve Lived: Paint Lick, VA

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Brad Scott

Back in 1989 I was appointed to the Belfast-Midway Charge in the Tazewell District of the Holston Conference. My first appointment out of seminary, it was my first charge as a pastor, and I was given the reigns of two … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appalachian, Boy Scouts, caramel icing, Church, climbing, family, figures, Fincastle Turnpike, Holston, Indian, Midway, mountain climbing, mountains, Native American, Paint Lick, Paintings, pastor, preacher, religion, Robert Sheffey, Russell County, Sheffey, Southwest Virginia, Tazewell County, United Methodist, Virginia

New Hats and Methodist Conferences

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Brad Scott

It’s a Spring ritual. Old timers say it used to be an autumn ritual, but that’s before my day, and since I never experienced it, I can only write from what I know. But every year when the Day Lilies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged appalachia, conference, cow manure, day lilies, gathering, Hat, Methodist, ministry, Mountain Preacher, mountains, New Hat, Old Timers, prayer, preacher, spring, United Methodist Church

A Trip to the Smokies

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Brad Scott

Vacations were not something we enjoyed a lot in my youth. Getting my Dad to take us all somewhere was a challenge. But once in a while we got to go. The first time I ever went to the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cherokee, dad, fish, gatlinburg, home, kids, memories, mountains, pigeon forge, rainbow trout, smokies, summer travel, trout, vacation

Medicine in Appalachia

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Brad Scott

There’s something about the way we mountain people view health. I think we value our health, but we have odd feelings about medicine. For instance, one of the most widely practiced ways of getting people well in these hills and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged appalachia, Appalachian, attitudes, medical, mediine, mid-wives, mountains, osteopathy, pain killers, pills

A Sojourn Among Pine Trees: My Time at Duke

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brad Scott

Nine generations of the family lived in the lap of mountains. Like doting grandparents they watched over us, protected us from whatever was beyond and taught us lessons in silence. The sounds of our stories and songs echoed from the … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: mountains

“The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness

Places I’ve Lived: Paint Lick, VA

New Hats and Methodist Conferences

A Trip to the Smokies

Medicine in Appalachia

A Sojourn Among Pine Trees: My Time at Duke

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