Tag: Bentonville

• The Real Santa Claus

  

  At the height of a Colorado mountain snowstorm, the real Santa Claus blew in through the rustic front door of the main lodge at the YMCA camp in Estes Park on Christmas Eve 1969. It took two bulky men leaning against the door to get it closed from the inside as they fought the wind…

  Molly Mitchell

  October 10, 2025

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  Arkansas, Bentonville, Bible, Boulder, Christ, Christian, Christmas, Compassion, Faith, Jesus, Nampa, Nazarene, Scripture, Shoebox

• A Thousand Little Dots

  

  Her name was Betty Ruth Flynt but I called her Barf. You can’t buy good friends like that–ones who will lovingly call you, “Barf.” I figured since I was not allowed to utter the middle name “Ruth,” that “Barf” was the next best choice as her initials were just asking for it. Junior High. What…

  Molly Mitchell

  August 22, 2021

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  Arkansas, Bentonville, Betty Ruth Flynt, Bible, Christ, Christian, Ecclesiastes, Friendship, Jesus, Takara