July 2018 Lake Wedowee Life

On The Cover...
Can you imagine our surprise... When we discovered Santa loves Lake Wedowee as much as we do??? Well, we happened to see him recently and begged for a story. Well, we got one and we hope all the boys and girls in the Lake Wedowee area enjoy the tale as much as we did. Be sure to be on your best behavior especially not that we know, you may run into Santa while he spends time at hi favorite place away from the North Pole!
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Santa K. Loves Lake Wedowee

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​So if you have been following along with my letters from the editor this year, you may have noticed I have been on a Happiness journey this year. It started as a self-discovery lesson, but has turned into a great big ole journey that I am truly loving. Mindset is a funny thing. We all grew up hearing, you are the company you keep and as I have gotten older that is the absolute truth. People say it a lot of different ways but mindset plays a big part of it. Here is a little lesson on mindset... We all have that person in our lives that is a Grumpy Gus... or a Negative Nellie or a Sad Sam... (No offense to anyone named Gus, Nellie or Sam). Have you 
ever spent time with that person and your thoughts turned grumpy, negative or sad. And on the other hand, have you hung out with a person that is confident, happy and self assured? Well more often that not, you become a version of the people you spend the most time with... I saw it in myself for the past few years and as I break the chains of negativity, I am realizing that there is a big ‘ole positive happy world out there waiting for me to explore and enjoy it. I choose to be happy and I encourage you to make up your mind to do the same! It is the best choice I have made this year!

 Enjoy Life!
​ Kelly

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their mind up to be."  
- Abraham Lincoln

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In this issue:

• Special Moments Explore More Camping on Lake Islands ....8
• Wedowee’s Celebrity Resident ..............13
• Searching for our Next Pets  of Wedowee Star ....................................24
• East Love of Alabama Runs  Deeper than Song ...................................32
• News to Know SU Builds Students to Succeed ...............16
• Wadley Area Concerned  with SUSCC future ..................................19
• Lake Life A Front Porch Re-do ...............................22
• Tiny Home Makeover..............................27 
• Recipes A New Take on Southern Tomatoes .......47
• Sippin’ on Sweet Summertime ..............51
• Barbecue Sundaes ..................................58
• Cool off with the Elvis .............................62
• Southern All  the Way Letter from the Editor ................................6
• Where in the World  is Lake Wedowee Life? ...........................34
• Readers Photos .......................................36
• Living on Faith: Do you want to be a Star ........................38 I
• Intentional Kindness: Embrace Imperfection with Grace .........64

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