Ellen Jane Coffey
2025-06-16
Publisher’s note: Ellen first started writing for us in 2008 and earned a following in our newspapers reenacting the exploits of her grandmother Hattie. WeContinue Reading
Hattie’s View: Can we change the ending?
2025-04-22
How can we change the end if we don’t understand the beginning? I’m referencing last weeks column about the idea that every soul has aContinue Reading
Hattie’s View: Test your memory
2024-09-29
I was told if I could remember one short Bible verse, my life would never be the same. 1 Corinthians 13:11 JKV: When I wasContinue Reading
Hattie’s View: They say time is money
2024-07-10
Grandma lived on a little farm more than a century ago. Days were considered to be from sun up ‘til sundown, but 24 hours inContinue Reading
Hattie’s View: Celebrate but include prayers
2024-07-03
What’s your favorite July 4th Memory? Our forefathers expected this holiday to honor the faithfulness of God: for the land of the free and theContinue Reading
Hattie’s View: Change for legacies sake
2023-08-10
My, my , my. Back to school already? Where did our summer go? As I write this column two things are on my mind. HowContinue Reading
Trust your gut
2021-10-28
How I loved my Aunt B. She was a strong woman. She had a saying “trust your gut.” She figured whatever the situation, she wasContinue Reading