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Feb 13
3 min

Celebrating My Black Friends

By: Cathy B Parker I’ve been wanting to celebrate my beautiful black friends for a while, so with this being Black History Month, it seem...

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Cathy B. Parker

Jan 27
2 min

What Do You Have

By Cathy Parker Lately, as I have been praying for God to move on behalf of my family, I’ve been directed to several Bible passages that ...

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Cathy B. Parker

Nov 12, 2019
2 min

Veteran’s Day to Remember

By Author Cathy B Parker Having moved recently to a small town in South Georgia where my husband coaches, I seem to explore trying to get...

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Cathy B. Parker

Oct 28, 2019
4 min

Joy Restored Through A Puppy

When my husband Carl said he was going to get himself a dog for Christmas, I quickly responded, “Are you crazy? We are not getting anoth...

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Cathy B. Parker

Oct 25, 2019
3 min

Is there life beyond the ballfield?

To say that sports has played a huge roll in my family’s life is an understatement. My husband received his education at Vanderbilt Univ...

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Cathy B. Parker

Oct 17, 2019
4 min

Add this high school football game day experience to your bucket list.

By Author Cathy B Parker With my husband being a high school football coach in South Georgia and both of us growing up in Title Town USA w...

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Cathy B. Parker

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

I Want A Do-Over!!!

It is in the spirit of only wanting to help others that I share any advice about raising athletes. My husband Carl and I certainly know ...

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Cathy B. Parker

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

China Cabinet and Tattoos

I found myself crying my eyes out when I was faced with the fact that there was no room for my china cabinet in the small home we were pr...

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