Hometown Ramblings 

Bobbie's monthly column in the Murray Ledger & Times newspaper shares the culture and heritage of her family farm in Calloway County. To read previous columns, click on the following links:



2024 August FFA Memories from the Kentucky State Fair

2024 July Coming Home

2024 April  John 3:16

2023 October Champagne Memories

2023 July The Marrying Chestnut Tree Part 1

2023 July The Marrying Chestnut Tree Part 2

2023 June Life Lessons from Calloway County

2023 April Days of Summer Fun

2022 November: A Thanksgiving Memory

2022 August Our Ways

2022 June: Me and My Piano

2022 January: Queen of Our Hearts

2021 December The Live Nativity

2021 Oct/Nov  The Cooking Lesson

2021 September Remembering First Grade

2021 August The Plumber

2021 July Summer in Pine Mountain

2021 June Summer in the Black Patch

2021 May Gracie: A Mother's Day Tribute

2021 April The Playhouse

2021 March Time for Basketball

2021 February, Winter Castle

2021 January, Our Neighbors
Kentucky Monthly Magazine
In 2024, the following articles have appeared in the Explorer section of Kentucky Monthly Magazine. 

Kentucky Monthly

"Penned" 

Writing Competition



Sunny Attitude, 2024 Finalist


The Plumber, 2020 Winner


The Funeral, 2016 Winner
Crimes of Passion in Calloway County
The award-winning Jackson Purchase Journal features several articles by Bobbie shown below. Read about the local history of Bobbie's Kentucky home in western Kentucky. 



The Upper Room


Singing Praises, 2022 Jan-Feb


Without Words, 2020 March-April


God's Plan, 2019 Jan - Feb




Through listening in prayer and in volunteering for the Louisville Wesley Foundation, God has moved her to write about her faith. She also serves as an instructor and speaker on numerous topics for both faith-based and secular organizations.