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Holly Bills
Oct 22, 20232 min read
The Library of Life
What shapes and molds our story, our life, as an author would? The answer comes from the whittling down of an ever-growing book collection.
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Holly Bills
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Bury Me Standing
A deep well of wisdom lies in proverbs. The complexities of the modern era are still driven by the same forces from a millennia ago.
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Holly Bills
Oct 8, 20232 min read
The Doldrums
Feared by sailors, the doldrums heralded many things--among them risk. But is a life without the doldrums worth risking?
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Holly Bills
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Seismic Ruptures
Storms of life, like a faultline ripping through the earth, divide your life into two plates that can only be described as before and after.
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Holly Bills
Sep 17, 20232 min read
A Quiet Kind of Love
A quiet kind of love strengthens and sustains us. If there could only be but one type of love in this world, it should be this.
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Holly Bills
Sep 3, 20233 min read
The Blaze of Color
Fall is more than a season, it is a time of transition. And yet transition is a period most of us struggle with the most.
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Holly Bills
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Patience, Donkey!
Southern Holly's 100th article! Patience is a virtue. How do we pivot from the impatience that frustrates and confounds us?
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Holly Bills
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Glimmering Contradictions
Seek to understand the contradictions in others. When we understand the substance of a person, we can lean on each other to navigate life.
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Holly Bills
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Finding Your Voice
The key to finding your voice? The sounds of a summer night in Georgia allow the background to become the foreground.
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Holly Bills
Jul 16, 20233 min read
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!
The unofficial motto of Mardi Gras is more than lip service to a celebration. It's the ethos of a culture defined by resilience and joy.
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Holly Bills
Jul 9, 20234 min read
It's Time We Listened to the Vegetables
Food has long been used to send messages. If we listen, it can also teach us about our own humanity, the best and the worst.
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Holly Bills
Jul 2, 20235 min read
The Whispers
Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia has a vast and complex history. Learning about that history will leave you forever changed.
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Holly Bills
Jun 18, 20233 min read
Dandelioned Fragments
No matter the twists and turns life brings, fatherhood carries with it an an immense love that reaches through time and diagnoses.
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Holly Bills
Jun 11, 20232 min read
The Roar
Storms in their fury forever alter coastlines and ecosystems. We exhaust ourselves fighting what is not seeking to drown us, but to guide us
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Holly Bills
May 28, 20232 min read
Summer is Coming
More fearsome than winter by far, summer in the South is an acquired taste. We can find beauty in things that are not pleasant.
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Holly Bills
May 21, 20233 min read
The Heat of Happiness
A trip to Avery Island unleashes a series of events leading to a hilarious family memory. Who knew peppers had so much to offer?
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Holly Bills
May 14, 20233 min read
You Are Enough
Let's add encouragement to this Mother's Day. When the comparisons, doubts, or all-around hard days come around-remember that you are enough
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Holly Bills
May 7, 20232 min read
Discounted
A passion for gardening always leads to the clearance section. Understanding the pull illuminates more about humanity than horticulture.
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Holly Bills
Apr 23, 20234 min read
For Belle
Our most difficult and trying times leave us not knowing how to move forward, or if we even can. What will get us through?
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