Ladonna Armstrong

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Balanced | Aiken Bella Magazine

Balanced

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose, new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Years resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.” Gilbert K. Chesterton I must admit, I was at a loss for words when sitting down to write this month’s editorial. I never really made any New Year’s resolutions that I can remember. I never felt the need to pick one day of the year to

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A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles | Aiken Bella Magazine

A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles

Christmas and miracles — those surprising, unexplainable events that take your breath away — are eternally attached. Aiken County is filled with Guardian Angels. Every year, this community supports us with enough funds and volunteers to take many children shopping for warm clothes in Aiken and North Augusta. Those Guardian Angel Program gifts have often sustained our program’s operations for another year — a 50-year-long miracle. Beyond that sustained miracle, I witness many other miracles, some small and some life-changing. We have received unexpected deliveries of food just when we are meeting grandparents who just added three grandchildren to their family and need everything, a gift of funds just before

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Balanced | Aiken Bella Magazine

Balanced

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose, new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Years resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.” Gilbert K. Chesterton I must admit, I was at a loss for words when sitting down to write this month’s editorial. I never really made any New Year’s resolutions that I can remember. I never felt the need to pick one day of the year to

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A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles | Aiken Bella Magazine

A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles

Christmas and miracles — those surprising, unexplainable events that take your breath away — are eternally attached. Aiken County is filled with Guardian Angels. Every year, this community supports us with enough funds and volunteers to take many children shopping for warm clothes in Aiken and North Augusta. Those Guardian Angel Program gifts have often sustained our program’s operations for another year — a 50-year-long miracle. Beyond that sustained miracle, I witness many other miracles, some small and some life-changing. We have received unexpected deliveries of food just when we are meeting grandparents who just added three grandchildren to their family and need everything, a gift of funds just before

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