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Flashback Photo 

Pancake Festival 

Corydon, IN 

1959 

// Photo courtesy of the Frederick Porter Griffin Center, Harrison County Public Library 

This image from the Harrison County Public Library highlights a forgotten tradition, the annual 

Pancake festival in downtown Corydon. According to library records, this annual festival was 

held along Beaver and Elm streets in downtown Corydon 


A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill 

Richard Gilbert, the tallest of 

The Olde Thyme Loghouse 

Nursery plant experts of 

Greater Otisco, Indiana, 

saved us some late afternoon sunshine 

for much needed solitude 

along the Clegg Creek bottomlands. 

It was a day after the shooting 

at Old National Bank. It was a 

much too common tragedy that is 

now weeks old, and, as has become 

our sad if not necessary habit, could 

all too soon pass into history save 

the victims and their families and 

friends who will never recover. 

I had been in that bank building 

lobby exactly one week earlier 

at about the same time as the shooting. 

It will take me more than a few 

weeks to stop thinking about it. 

The sunny solitude of Clegg 

Creek was very helpful. We snugfit 

into a big four-wheeler and 

wandered the springtime hills, slid 

carefully down into the gurgling 

creek bed, and paused whenever it 

seemed necessary to take in stark 

trees, long shadows, green grass, 

yellow, blue and lavender wildflowers, 

gray, water-washed slate 

and a gathering of old chairs and 

a table where good buddies once 

would sit and drink a beer. 

The bright yellow leggy flowers 

came with no name. The beautiful 

blue flowers, Virginia blue 

bells badly in need of a geography 

lesson, were in full bloom, perfect 

companions to the yellows as together 

they carpeted huge patches 

in open places. The best guess on 

the lavender flowers was wild 

phlox. 

They all seemed to enjoy the 

attention but, truth be told, didn’t 

really need us to make the show 

happen. 

What do you suppose woodland 

flowers left totally alone have 

to say to one another? 

We seemed to be turning at 

random in our bottomland travels, 

but Richard knew exactly where he 

was going, having been down there 

hundreds of times. 

The bottomlands are jointly 

owned by the locals, the deer hunting 

stands prevalent, the grass regularly 

cut, turnips planted to help 

feed the deer in the winter. 

Good turnips make good 

neighbors. 

There are so many places in 

the Southern Indiana hills and 

knobs like that if you take time to 

find them, especially in early spring 


with the young leaves of the trees 

pale and almost ghostly against a 

clear blue sky. 

We once owned a good section 

of woods up off Daisy Hill Road 

near Borden. There was an old log 

cabin there, its insides hollowed out 

but the logs still solid and notched 

in place. How many people get to 

own a genuine log cabin? 

That purchase was pure serendipity. 

A notice on a bulletin board; 

a phone call; bingo, we got 100 very 

affordable acres of knobs. 

The old log cabin — a very 

welcome surprise — was once 

somebody’s home. His palpable 

spirit still lived inside, maybe for 50 

or 60 years. We put a new tin roof 

on the place to keep him dry. 

We often took the kids up there 

to wander and help cut firewood to 

heat our 100-year-old farmhouse. 

Those woods were difficult for us 

to sell, but the kids were gone, and 

we had other needs closer to home. 

The consolation is our current 

farmhouse also has a benign spirit 

A Place in the Woods 

that lives comfortably with us, and 

our house also once had a tin roof. 

Some kinship there. 

Our Daisy Hill woods also had 

a creek such as Clegg Creek running 

through the bottom. It was a 

little wider, the surrounding knobs 

a little taller, but the feeling the 

same. 

Some days I would go up there 

alone, say “Hi” to the spirit in the 

cabin, walk those bottomlands, sit 

down with my back against a tree, 

feel the history of the place, then 

have to walk back up and out. 

Always had a fun time in those 

woods, too. Away from all that 

needed to be gotten away from. • 

About the Author 

Former Courier-Journal 

columnist Bob Hill enjoys 

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friends and the life he and 

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As family support case manager, the 2010 St. Mary-of-the-Woods 

College graduate directs the non-profit’s new “Pathway of Hope” 

program, which helps families work toward home ownership. 

Salvation Army hosts first “Fresh Start Festival” May 20 

Instead of the customary evening dinner event, the community 

is invited to enjoy a wide array of foods and coffees between 

8 and 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 20. Twenty local restaurants 

and coffee houses will provide samples of breakfast items 

and coffees at the event at the Salvation Army Corps and 

Community Center, 2300 Green Valley Road in New Albany. 

Proceeds will boost area families to a fresh start 

toward home ownership through the Salvation Army’s 

new ”Pathway of Hope” program. 

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Salvation Army Capt. Catherine Fitzgerald hails Redmond’s 

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The Covid Club Adds a Member 

A Note to Baby Boomers 

Wonder who will be the 

last to get Covid-19? 

Stop. 

It was me. 

Yes, I brought up the rear with 

the virus like I did in high school 

cross country. I finally joined the 

Covid club, wheezing way too long 

through winter. Our infamous pandemic 

now can slink back to whichever 

perverted lab – or critters – 

from which it oozed. 

My sickness was not truly the 

end of the sickness, of course. People, 

maybe you, still get in Covid’s 

way. This virus could linger beyond 

my granddaughters becoming 

grandmothers. I would like to 

believe the world learns how better 

to attack, to cope, at least. 

Does it? 

While greater minds put the 

pandemic in perspective, I will 

hope to forget that I felt worse than 

I have in quite a while. For inexplicably 

long, I had been smugly 

comfortable leaving the nearby immediate 

care center to tend to the 

immediate care of others. 

Then, like that, there was me, a 

chest full of goop, waiting for help 

alongside a mullet-haired little boy 

whose right hand had swollen to 

the size of a ham. 

The center’s second-shift staff, 

far more pleasant than I shamefully 

assumed, doubted I had the virus. 

I nonetheless was tested, a swab 3 

feet up my nostril. 

The staff had not been wearing 

masks. Then it was. My results 

were in. I knew the bad news before 

I was told it. 

When I was young, I worried 

little, at best, about someday not being 

young. Both of my parents were 

robbed of the chance to grow all 

that old. I learned much from them, 

but not how to wrestle aging. 

No aunts or uncles, grandparents 

too distant to role model, I 

stepped into the role of family patriarch 

barely certain if a straight razor 

beats an electric shaver. Beyond 

the discounts and, of course, retirement, 

no one surely looks forward 

to senior citizenship. 

But I was yet to discover the 

seemingly million reasons why. 

Health – or the lack thereof - 

rates reason No. 1, right? So health 

is what we old people mostly talk 

about, sooner and later. This hurts, 

that’s a scary-colored thing on my 

arm/leg/back/face/you name it. 

The doctor can’t see me until next 

month. What’s covered by insurance? 

What’s curable? How’s the 

old knee feel? How’s the new knee 

feel? 

I have my health enemies’ list. 

You have yours. It should not be a 

contest of who falls apart the fastest. 

It should not comfort to know 

people worse off. 

Health consumes – its uncertainty, 

its costs and its overwhelming 

challenge to maintain. We leave 

careers and lose loved ones. Our 

body is our body, though, for the 

duration. A friend’s arthritic shoulder 

hurts like crazy and needs replacing. 

His surgery is on hold and 

hold, though, until he bounces back 

from another ailment. 

My wife’s neck stays stiff and 

sore. Which doctor should she see? 

Will a cure be worse than the ailment? 

My ears ring every minute of 

every day. I manage. Must I forever 

manage? Hey, medical science, 

don’t forget about tinnitus. 

Sob stories, ours, could fill this 

issue and ones to come. Obits tell us 

daily of people – many in my age 

range – for whom health ran out. It 

always does. Then again, we also 

know people in their 90s or older. 

How do they do it? 

They are lucky. Or are they? 

Some of us will find out. 

Covid kept me laid up a week 

or so. I stayed clear of family, more 

or less. I lost a few pounds, grateful 

for any upside. 

My appetite and my energy returned 

in tandem. No longer infectious 

but less than 100%, I returned 

to the Y. 

Exercise helps with health, all 

kinds. Perhaps it shooed my cough 

away. So, I will keep moving – definitely 

slow and increasingly not 

long – until I cannot. I’m in no hurry. 

For health’s sake, I likewise 

pledge to talk and more often to listen. 

Days are so much better when 

chats come one after another wherever 

I am, whoever I am with. It’s 

just about saying hi, catching up, 

complimenting and learning. 

I feel grateful to know wonderful 

people, flaws and all, and 

grateful for every opportunity to 

know still more. Plus each minute I 

spend in conversation is one less to 

focus on my ringing ears. 

Bad stuff invariably fades 

when good stuff is kept front and 

Introduce me to an old person honestly 

eager to change and I will wish him well 

on his return to Mars. 

center. 

Introduce me to an old person 

honestly eager to change and I 

will wish him well on his return to 

Mars. Yet I do not fear the prospect 

of driving an electric car or never 

again writing a check. I hope I was 

this happy when half my age. And 

that’s with my share of pesky health 

woes and foes on top of Covid. 

Medicare remains a pal. Travels 

more than meet expectations. I 

control my time more than ever. 

I grow accustomed not to be 

asked much for advice. I resent but 

I accept being more relic than resource. 

Conversely, it is nice not to 

have to impress everybody every 

moment. 

This is me, indeed old, as good 

as I will get. I belong to the Covid 

club at last. Congrats if you are yet 

to join. 

Just don’t be surprised if you 

are next. • 

After 25 years, Dale Moss 

retired as Indiana columnist 

for The Courier-Journal. He 

now writes weekly for the 

News and Tribune. Dale and 

his wife Jean live in Jeffersonville 

in a house that has been 

in his family since the Civil War. Dale’s e-mail 

is dale.moss@twc.com 


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Fashionable Furnishings 

Corydon’s Old Capitol Furniture offers unique styles at affordable prices 

Asecond store just kind of 

happened for Kim Blumenstock, 

who also owns 

TK Wholesale in Corydon. 

When things seemed to align, she 

opened Old Capitol Home Furnishings 

in November 2022. 

“We had some problems getting 

furniture from our regular distributor 

at TK,” she said. “People 

were always asking about furniture 

and sectionals.” 

Since TK is wholesale, she 

didn’t have any control over what 

items they received to sell. Through 

that, Blumenstock was introduced 

to a sales rep at Ashley Furniture. 

“We brought in a few pieces 

just to see how they would be received, 

and it was received really 

well,” she said. 

Old Capitol is different than 


its sister store, TK Wholesale, in 

that it sells at retail prices instead 

of the deep discount. However, Old 

Capitol’s prices are still very competitive. 

“That’s another reason I really 

wanted to move [the store] away 

from TK, because it’s not the deep 

discount; I didn’t want people to 

expect that,” she said. 

The storefront Old Capitol 

is now open and shows furniture 

beautifully. It also allows Blumenstock 

to set up a true furniture store 

and showcase two or three bigger 

items, such as sofas or table sets, at 

a time. 

“It allows us to bring in a bigger 

variety and more options,” she 

said. 

This new endeavor stemmed 

from the lack of choice in inventory 

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Photos by Michelle Hockman 

at TK and naturally evolved from 

there. They are able to offer financing 

through Synchrony and have 

quotes from a local moving company 

for deliveries. 

“We also have a catalog kiosk. 

I’m amazed at the amount of people 

that do shop and buy from that kiosk,” 

Blumenstock said. “Since we 

are smaller, it just gives you more 

options to look from.” 

Items can be bought off the 

floor or ordered. “Inventory is always 

changing,” she said. “The 

good thing about Old Capitol is I 

can reorder it, where I don’t have 

that luxury with TK.” 

While there’s no specific style 

for the furniture available, Blumenstock 

said she does want to stand 

out from the crowd. 

“I’ve got a couple different

styles coming in that I’m really excited 

about. I want to be just a little 

unique in terms of what you can 

find,” she said. “I don’t want it to 

be over the top where it doesn’t sell, 

but I also don’t want it to be you 

can walk in any store and find what 

we have.” 

Blumenstock is looking forward 

to having a manager at Old 

Capitol so she can return to splitting 

her time between both Old 

Capitol and TK Wholesale. In the 

meantime, she said she wouldn’t 

have been able to open this new 

store without her “amazing” staff 

at TK. 

She said there is a lot of opportunity 

in terms of growing sales 

and social media. “There are some 

really good things coming down 

the pike with Old Capitol.” 

One thing she learned from 

the first store that she is remembering 

is that when you first start out, 

it can be a little slower. 

“Be patient, but stick with it,” 

she said. “I definitely learned the 

importance of advertising and social 

media.” 

One day, Blumenstock would 

love to have both stores under the 

same roof, though she said that is 

most likely a five-to-10-year goal. 

The storefront Old Capitol is now open and 

shows furniture beautifully. It also allows 

Blumenstock to set up a true furniture store and 

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In the meantime, she’d like TK 

to continue growing and sourcing 

different items for the store. “With 

Old Capitol – same thing. Just 

learning what people are looking 

for and offering that.” 

Blumenstock said there’s still a 

whole lot to learn and she wants to 

continue focusing on great pricing 

and great customer service. • 

Old Capitol is open Wednesdays – Saturdays 

10-6; Sundays 11-4. TK Wholesale 

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History of Southern Indiana 


A Treasure Trove of History 

The Crawford County Historical Society captures the history of Crawford County 

“There are numerous photos 

of buildings and people 

who are part of the 

county history... We have 

scrapbooks of old local 

newspaper articles, binders 

of historical pictures and 

memorabilia from the old 

schools.” 

- Bill Piper 

President of CCHGS 

The Crawford County Historical 

and Genealogical 

Society has captured much 

of the county’s history in its 

two locations, CCHGS Headquarters 

at 310 Oak Hill Circle in English, 

and the Proctor House, east 

of Marengo, at 7037 State Road 64. 

Whether one is looking for family 

history, state or local information, 

church or school memorabilia, 

it is likely to be found at the society’s 

headquarters. And the historic 

Proctor House provides a look 

into Crawford’s early years. 

Bill Piper, CCHGS president, is 

proud of the collections and displays 

at the English headquarters 

and would like to see more locals 

take advantage of the facility. “We 

have a treasure trove of historical 

items,” he said. “And it is mostly 

used by out-of-state visitors. We 

would especially like to see more 

young people interested.” 

“There are numerous photos 

of buildings and people who are 

part of the county history,” said 

Piper. “And we have a lot of information 

that cannot be accessed 

online. There are multiple family 

records from the late Doris Leistner, 

who did extensive genealogical research. 

Also, we have scrapbooks of 

old local newspaper articles, binders 

of historical pictures and memorabilia 

from the old schools.” 

“Sometimes it seems like nobody 

cares and I get discouraged 

from all my volunteer hours. We 

have this wonderful collection, and 

few people stop by to see it. Why 

are we collecting this if nobody 

cares? Then somebody comes in 

and is delighted and astounded at 

all we have here. And I get all excited 

and enthused again.” 

“Our location isn’t as visible 

as it could be,” said Piper. “It isn’t a 

place where people ordinarily drive 

by. That hurts us. I would like to see 

a sign out on S.R. 64 telling what 

all is back in here.” (The building 

is located next to the county health 

department and down the street 

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Photos submitted by CCHGS 

from the Crawford County Public 

Library.) 

“People need to know that we 

are here and accessible to the public,” 

said Piper. “Come in. Check us 

out,” he invites. “Stroll in and look 

around. Spend an hour or so. It is a 

good place for people to gather and 

see what we have.” • 

The facility is open on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Piper 

mans the site on Tuesdays and Jason 

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no charge. However, donations are accepted.

In honor of our 25th birthday, the CFCC is 

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Making a Difference 

Choices Life Resource Center 

is all about hope. As a 

Christian ministry, they 

provide pregnancy support 

and parenting resources to parents 

in the community. 

“We can meet some very real 

needs, but [we offer] families hope 

that there is a way through an unplanned 

pregnancy that is life-affirming 

and that can have a positive 

outcome for the mom, the dad and 

the baby,” said Rose Condra, executive 

director. 

The center offers medicalgrade 

pregnancy tests, limited obstetric 

ultrasound, STI testing and 

– the largest part of the program – 

parenting classes through Step Up 

Parenting Resources. 

“That is a web-based education 

program, and we have parenting 

curriculum based on where 

they are in their parenting journey,” 

Condra said. 

By attending those classes, 

clients earn “boutique bucks” that 

they can then spend in the Blessings 

Boutique and get all the necessities 

for their children – diapers, formula, 

clothes, car seats, pack’nplays 

and more. 


Helping Parents Succeed 

Choices Life Resource Center offers assistance 

The boutique is fully stocked 

through donations from the community 

and grants. 

Condra has been there since 

the beginning, setting up the center 

for its opening in New Albany 

in 2004. She developed her heart 

for parenting moms through her 

church’s counseling ministry and 

volunteering at both St. Elizabeth’s 

and Beside You. 

“An unplanned pregnancy is 

usually just the tip of the iceberg 

with things our clients are dealing 

with in their regular lives, so 

[we are] able to meet very tangible 

needs and then hopefully direct 

them to find the deeper needs they 

have and where those could be met, 

here or in the community,” she said. 

Since then, Choices has expanded 

into Corydon and Salem, 

along with satellite centers in 

Charlestown and Marengo. 

Last year, they served 783 individual 

clients. This year, they are on 

track to serve more than 1,000. 

“For us, babies’ lives are at 

stake. As a Christian ministry, we 

believe babies are created in the 

Lord’s image and so we feel like it’s 

our duty to protect them,” Condra 

Story and Photos by Darian Decker 

said. “But these moms and dads are 

also created in God’s image, and 

[we] help them see their value and 

provide resources.” 

While pregnancy centers are 

sometimes painted with a negative 

brush in terms of supporting babies 

but not parents, Condra said 90% of 

these centers are providing parenting 

classes and working to support 

parents and provide basic needs. 

For Choices, these classes 

range in topics from prenatal care 

to financial literacy. In the kitchen 

at the center, they also offer nutrition 

classes, cooking workshops 

and grocery budgeting. 

They also have fatherhood 

mentors who either meet one-onone 

or with the parenting couple. 

“The value to the community 

is really hundreds of thousands of 

dollars’ worth of resources that our 

tax money didn’t have to pay for,” 

Condra said. “This is the generosity 

of the community to support parents 

in the community.” 

While Choices supports parents 

through pregnancy up until 

the child is 4 years old, Condra said 

they are developing programming 

that will set parents up for success

eyond the years that Choices is involved. 

“When they leave our program, 

what would be some of the 

things they would need to have in 

place on the next part of the journey?” 

Condra said. “It’s called Step 

Forward.” 

Choices’ programs have no 

income restrictions or residency requirements, 

so if a client can get to 

Choices, they will help. 

The center refers out to community 

partners to meet clients’ 

other needs, such as rental assistance, 

paying bills and looking for 

jobs. 

“We do live in a fantastic community 

with people who genuinely 

care about other people, and so 

helping them find those resources 

is an important part of what we do 

as well,” Condra said. 

Many of the clients they have 

served check in with different staff 

members throughout the years. The 

first baby served is actually graduating 

high school this year. 

“I see his picture on my desk 

that his mom brought me a couple 

weeks ago,” Condra said. “I look at 

his face and think of the impact on 

a family and what would his senior 

class look like if he wasn’t there or 

what would his basketball team 

look like if he wasn’t there?” 

It all comes back down to hope. 

Condra says they focus on helping 

families take a breath so they can 

make a decision that in five months, 

five years or 50 years, they can be 

proud of the decision they made. 

“We also talk about positive 

forward motion – is it the encouragement 

to go back to school, is 

it the encouragement to stay in 

school, is it the encouragement to 

do job skills training?” she said. 

Choices is “a cheerleader for our 

clients and helping them move 

forward and get unstuck if they’re 

stuck.” 

“We are invested in helping 

parents be successful,” Condra 

said. “That could change the trajectory 

of an entire family.” • 

Choices Life Resource Center has two 

websites – one that is client-focused 

(choiceslrc.org) and one that is focused 

more on community opportunities 

(choiceslrccares.org). For volunteer 

opportunities or ways to get involved, 

you can check out the second website 

or their Facebook page, or call 812-941- 

0872 for more info. 

“I see his picture on my 

desk that his mom brought 

me a couple weeks ago. 

I look at his face and 

think of the impact on a 

family and what would his 

senior class look like if 

he wasn’t there or what 

would his basketball team 

look like if he wasn’t 

there?” 

- Rose Condra 

Executive Director 


Real Life Nutrition 

Stay Hydrated and Healthy 

Have you ever heard the 

phrase “If you are thirsty, 

that means you are already 

dehydrated”? I used to think 

my mom was just telling me this to get 

me to drink more water in between soccer 

games, but there is truth to this statement! 

If you are feeling thirsty, you are 

likely already dehydrated. As a natural 

part of aging, your thirst sensation 

decreases, placing seniors at a greater 

risk for dehydration. In addition to decreased 

thirst, body composition changes, 

different disease states and medications 

impact your hydration status. 

How do you know if you are dehydrated? 

Early signs of dehydration 

include dry mouth, fatigue, dizziness, 

dark-colored urine or urinating less frequently, 

headaches, muscle cramps and 

confusion. 

You may be thinking that I am going 

to tell you to drink more water, but 

I know that it is not always that simple. 

Here are some recommendations to 

help you stay hydrated: 

1. Carry a water bottle around with you 

and take smaller sips throughout the 

day. Drinking a large volume of water 

at once may upset your stomach. 

2. Flavor your water with fresh fruit, 

lemon juice or water flavor packets. 

Drinking water should not be a chore 

for you. If plain water doesn’t suit you, 

try flavoring it so that you are motivated 

to drink more. 

3. Caffeinated beverages like tea and 

coffee, as well as alcohol, can act as a 

diuretic, making you use the bathroom 

more, and therefore dehydrating you. 

Opt for decaf options instead. 

4. Fruits and vegetables are another 

great way to increase hydration. One 

cup of grapes, berries or watermelon 

contains about a half-cup or 4 fluid 

ounces of water each. 

5. A Boost Original Nutrition Shake 

or an Ensure Original Nutrition Shake 

both contain more than three-fourths 

of a cup of water in an 8-fluid-ounce 

shake. 

6. Try a fruit popsicle for extra water as 

well! 


When we drink more water, we are better able to 

regulate our weight, reduce urinary tract infection 

frequency and decrease kidney stone formation. 

Our brain also requires proper hydration to 

prevent brain fog, headaches and fatigue. 

If you are thinking, “I don’t want 

to drink more water because then I will 

have to get up and use the bathroom 

more,” consider the benefits of being hydrated. 

When we drink more water, we 

are better able to regulate our weight, 

reduce urinary tract infection frequency 

and decrease kidney stone formation. 

Our brain also requires proper hydration 

to prevent brain fog, headaches and 

fatigue. 

Many seniors have told me they 

have safety concerns with the number 

of trips they have to make to the bathroom 

when they drink more water. An 

occupational therapist friend shared 

some tips with me, including non-slip 

mats in the bathroom, grab bars around 

the toilet, a raised toilet seat, removing 

tripping hazards like cords across the 

floor or clutter, or even adding a night 

light in your bathroom. 

What if you have been told to restrict 

fluids? People with certain medical 

conditions, including heart failure 

and kidney disease, may have more 

specific fluid needs. Please consult a 

registered dietitian and/or a physician 

before making changes to your fluid intake, 

and always follow your provider’s 

instructions. • 

Do YOU have a food, nutrition, or cooking 

question you’d like answered by one of our 

experts? If so, send your query to bailey. 

lankster@bhsi.com. It may be answered in a 

future issue! 

Photo credit: Elena Shashkina / shutterstock.com 

About the Author 

Bailey Lankster, MS, RD, 

CD, is a clinical dietitian 

at Baptist Health Floyd in 

New Albany. She graduated 

from Murray State 

University and completed her internship in 

Louisville. Bailey finds the most joy in clinical 

nutrition applying evidence-based practices 

to improve patient care. In her spare time, 

she loves reading, staying active, and trying 

local restaurants or coffee shops.

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Everyday Adventures 

Ishould have never used the pressure 

washer. Sure, the vinyl siding 

on the north end of my house was 

starting to look like a swamp, and 

yes, the pressure washer was just sitting 

in my shed collecting dust. But once I 

started down that road there was no going 

back. 

I’d had this hand-me-down power 

hose for a couple of years along with 

plenty of good intentions to use it. However, 

cleaning my siding sounded like a 

lot of work, and I always had more urgent 

chores demanding my attention. 

Besides, camouflage clothing was making 

a comeback. Why not camouflage 

houses? 

Eventually, though, when it 

looked like the mildew on my siding 

was longer than the grass growing beneath 

it, I decided to take action. I dug 

the pressure washer out from the back 

corner of my shed, hooked up the hose 

and went to town. 

If you’ve never used a pressure 

washer, it’s basically like holding a jetpack 

in your hands and firing it at whatever 

you want to clean. I thought I was 

going to have to have my wife and kids 

hold onto my ankles just to keep me 

from blasting off. I may have had the 

pressure turned up a bit high. 

After five minutes of scouring 

my siding, I couldn’t believe my eyes. 

I could see a patch of light gray sparkling 

in a sea of green. So that’s what 

color my house really was! Who knew? 

In contrast the mildew looked more disgusting 

than ever. Now, I was all in. I 

couldn’t stop until I’d finished the job. 

The only problem was, when it 

comes to pressure washing, you’re never 

really done. Once I’d scoured the wall 

by my patio, the patio itself appeared 

dingy in comparison. So then I moved 

onto the concrete, destroying the grime 

with my unrelenting jet of water. 

The patio gleamed like never before, 

but then that made the picnic table 

sitting next to it look shabby. And on 

and on it went. 

By the time I stopped for the day, 

I’d pressure washed my front porch, 

sidewalk, fence, lawn furniture and 

another entire wall of my house. The 

whole thing shimmered like a polished 

jewel, which, of course, made everything 

nearby look filthy. 

I had no idea what a disgusting 

world I’d been living in until I saw a 

part of it truly clean. I wish I could say 

it ended there, but once I’d hosed down 

everything I owned, I started judging 

other people’s dirty houses too. Especially 

privacy fences. Every time I 

drove by a house with a wooden fence, I 


found myself wanting to stop and ask 

permission to wash it for them just for 

my own peace of mind. 

Once you catch a glimpse of the 

pristine, it ruins you to everything else. 

It’s true in the physical world, but even 

worse when it comes to the spiritual 

realm. Just ask anyone in the Bible who 

ever caught a glimpse of God. 

A man named Isaiah saw a vision 

of God once, perfect and radiant in His 

majesty. Isaiah’s response? “Woe to me! 

I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean 

lips, and I live among a people of unclean 

lips, and my eyes have seen the 

King, the Lord Almighty” (Isaiah 6:5, 

NIV). 

For the first time in Isaiah’s life, he 

saw what clean really looked like, and 

it changed the way he saw everything 

else. 

In the light of God’s perfection 

Isaiah saw himself as he truly was: the 

good, the bad and ugly. 

Mainly the last two. Not exactly a 

pleasant experience. 

It’s easy to feel good about ourselves 

if we compare ourselves to other 

people. Hey, at least I’m not as bad as 

that guy! But compared to God? A being 

of pure goodness? That’s a different 

story. 

Thankfully, though, God doesn’t 

show up just to point out the sludge in 

our hearts but to save us from it. God 

has seen us at our worst and chooses to 

love us anyway. Even better, he makes 

Spring Cleaning 

If you’ve never used a pressure washer, it’s 

basically like holding a jetpack in your hands 

and firing it at whatever you want to clean. 

a way for us to become clean. 

We live in a culture that loves to 

take people’s biggest failures and plaster 

them all over the news and social 

media. But God? He takes our failures 

and plastered them to the cross. Our 

shame became his shame. Our dirt, his 

dirt. 

And what do we get in exchange? 

A clean slate. A fresh start. Not just once, 

but every day. 

So if you look in the mirror and see 

nothing but a mess, remember God has 

something different to say about that. 

Sure, he sees the mess, but His love is 

more stubborn than any stain. His grace 

is greater than our grime. 

Though a pressure washer’s job 

is never done, God’s forgiveness can 

make us clean once and for all. • 

Photo credit: Virrage Images / shutterstock.com 

Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and 

dad who loves the quirky surprises God 

sends his way every day. You can read more 

from Jason in his books Tales from the Leaf Pile 

and Holiday Road. You can catch up with Jason 

on his blog at www.jasonbyerly.com.

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JoAnn Bower had become so used to living with immense arthritis pain she didn’t realize the emotional toll it 

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