You know the story, Grandma had a truck load of kids, mom had two and those two have maybe one, if you’re lucky. So the story of most modern Western communities goes and the Southern Appalachias are no different.
When I was growing up every year we had a huge gathering at a local park. My granny and all her siblings would come, along with their kids, and their kids and so on. The last gathering was held when my oldest son, now an adult, was just a few months old.
My generation of cousins was small and when we got down to having younin’s, with my immediate family in exception, it grew even smaller. None of the adult children of my children’s generation have any babies at all. Just careers and rock n’ roll bands.
Consequently, my children who are still little don’t know the world I grew up…
View original post 602 more words
Orthodox Appalachia 
Hello. I really enjoy your articles. I am preparing to make several substantial Tithings to small, rural churches in the Appalachian Orthodoxy area of the Country where my people are from. If you have links or other information on some small churches like these who can really use some additional funding during these difficult times, please contact me: Brian Armstrong. brian.arm@sbcglobal.net. ty and God Bless
LikeLike