Finding grace, beauty and hope in times of grief
The Monroe News
One of my favorite poets is Mary Oliver. As a graduate student many years ago, I noticed a book of her writings in the seminary bookstore. I discovered poetry that drew me into her world of nature, passion and mindfulness.
When walking along Granbury Texas’ town square a few weeks ago, I strolled into a bookstore and found Oliver’s book “Devotions.” This book was her personally arranged anthology of her work, completed before her death in 2019.
I had not read her poetry in many years. Life has that way about it; getting swept away in the business, the details, the joys and the challenges. So I bought “Devotions” and have taken time since my Texas vacation to renew my acquaintance with Mary Oliver’s poetry.
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The Rev. Marty Hamilton
SUMMERDALE, Alabama After National Day of Prayer observances were modified or cancelled last year because of COVID-19, in person services are once again being planned for Thursday, May 6 in the central and north Baldwin areas.
According to its website, nationaldayofprayer.org, the National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863.
Longtime Ocean Springs school chief Allen Curry dies at 86
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi Allen Curry, who served a remarkable 20 years as the Ocean Springs school superintendent and oversaw the greatest period of growth in the district’s history, died Saturday at the age of 86.
A native of Jackson County, Curry began his career in education at Vancleave High School, but in 1962 he moved to Ocean Springs to become the first principal of Ocean Springs Junior High, housed in what is now the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center.
From there he would work his way up the ladder, serving as a principal at all levels, including principal of Ocean Springs High School, before moving to the central office as an assistant superintendent under then-superintendent N.E. Taconi.