View Mobile Site Posted: August 28, 2011 12:30 a.m.  Rowe:
Something worth repeating  "Life is too short to wake up with
regrets.  Love the people who treat you right.  Pray for the
ones who don't.  Believe everything happens for a reason.   If
it changes your life, let it.   I had not intended to write
another sappy column or get on my soapbox again, but I have
something to say that bears repeating so hang in there.
Initially, I was going to write about my lovely little hometown
and some of the quirkiness that comes along with it, and then I
was going to chime in with a few comments about Kari Apted's
recent columns. Kari has done an outstanding job addressing
something that many need to hear and I pray it doesn't go
unnoticed.  Writers don't just throw a few words together to
take up space in a paper hoping to entertain readers. Oftentimes
what we write about comes from a place deep within and we are
very passionate about it, and our intention is not only to reach
people, but, hopefully, to make an impact o