Happy New Year from the team at Smith Mountain Homes! New Year’s Eve is a night for celebrating, reflecting, and perhaps determining fresh intentions for the year ahead. Making your gathering special is all about creating memories that will last …
Why Christmas Matters To Us All
Christmas is a holiday that most people in America look forward to and celebrate in some way or another. While everyone may not celebrate the Christian aspects of Christmas, there are numerous compelling reasons why the holiday should matter to …
Handling Loss & Grief During The Holidays
Special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a difficult time for those who have experienced loss and are grieving. The cheerful atmosphere and emphasis on family and togetherness can heighten feelings of sorrow and loneliness. Even though there may …
The Scoop on How To Deal With Stress
All lives have their ups and downs and some stress during the more difficult times is a normal part of life. However, too much stress can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. It can lead to …
Miraculous Faith of a Child
The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even… The total had to be …
Knowing The Difference
There are many wonderful quotes, sayings, stories and scriptures that can encourage us to be hopeful during hard times and we should be sharing them with one another daily! These are challenging times we are going through in this country …
A Valuable Lesson
A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one …
Records Set At/Near Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia
Even though most of us generally don’t think of our hometown as being a world-famous location, Smith Mountain Lake is famous for a variety of records set on its shores (or in its waters). All world records are human interest …
Mother’s Day Ideas
If you have a Mother on this earth who loves you, then you are most richly blessed. It is easy to take the dearest people in our lives for granted and not even realize it. Mothers are people who often …
The Hope of Easter
SOMETHING SAD: Everything living dies; there is much sorrow in this hurting world. SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL: Everything that dies will be re-born! * Winter comes and everything turns brown and dies, but is reborn vibrantly in Spring! * A seed falls …