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We are excited to annouce the essay winner for the Christian Shane Andreacchio Memorial Scholarship for 2017!!!  We had a difficult time choosing a “winner” from the essays submitted.  There were several who came in a close second and we want to thank all the Seniors who submitted an essay for consideration. We wish we could award a scholarship to everyone but unfortunately we had to choose just one!! It is on days like today that I wonder what Christian […]

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News / Stories / Uncategorized 12:47 pm , May 1, 2017 2

Let’s Honor His Life…

Over the past three years I have intentionally kept the circumstances surrounding Christian’s death away from Magnolia Son. Magnolia Son has been the positive to come out of a very negative event in our lives. Today I am making an exception to that unspoken rule because I think it would be important to Christian for the last chapter of his life to be told. Magnolia Son is our way of honoring Christian….. but Christian honored “living” every day. There were […]

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News / Stories 3:58 pm , March 17, 2017 13

It’s Not Too Late….

It is not too late to apply for the Christian Shane Andreacchio Memorial Scholarship but the deadline is fast approaching!! Before April 10th sit down and write a 2-3 page essay on how you would live life LARGE.  It’s as simple as that.  If you know of someone who is graduating this year encourage them to apply.  It is an easy way to pay for a semester of college. We are excited to read all the entries and hear the […]

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News 4:16 pm , March 15, 2017 0

The Christian Shane Andreacchio Memorial Scholarship

We are very excited to announce we will be awarding a $5,000 college scholarship to a Lauderdale County high school graduate soon!!! Our website has been updated to include an application page for the scholarship along with the ability to upload the required essay. The deadline to apply is April 10th.  We would like a large pool of applicants so please tell the graduates in your circle of family and friends to apply!! Watch Good Morning Meridian tomorrow for more […]

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News 8:11 pm , February 6, 2017 0

When Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp

Someone many years ago started the tradition of “Year in Review” which now puts pressure on all of us to write a philosophical accounting of the past year….. unfortunately inspiration has not hit and it’s the last hours of 2016. So here is our attempt at summing up our year. In many ways 2016 smiled on Magnolia Son. We opened a retail location, expanded awareness of our mission, made new contacts and friends and met all of our 2016 goals! […]

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News / Stories 6:51 pm , December 31, 2016 1

Memory Maker

We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect night last night for what we refer to as Christian’s wishing night.  There was laughter.  There was tears.  There were family and friends and children  excited, laughing…. joyful.  Just as they should be.  Just as Christian would have been.  Because anyone who knew Christian knows how important his birthday was to him.  What better excuse for a party, a get together, a “shindig” as he would have said.  So I deleted my […]

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News / Stories / Uncategorized 8:39 pm , November 4, 2016 0

If Christian was here…….

Everyday in our home you will hear the words “If Christian was here……” at least once.  “If Christian was here the boat would be fixed” …. “If Christian was here that wouldn’t have ever happened” …. “There would have been some good stories to tell if Christian was here…”  One thing I know for certain, if Christian was here he would have gotten up at an unseemly hour for a Saturday morning, gone to Alexa’s room, given her a wet willy […]

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News / Stories / Uncategorized 7:08 am , September 24, 2016 3

A Full Heart & A Wanting Mind…

I received a card last week from Will and Bailey Dungan.  It was with full eyes and and a full heart that I placed it on the table in the kitchen…… the first thing I would see when I walked in at night and the last thing I would see as I left each morning. An unneeded reminder of friendship at its purest, a life lived with no limits and hearts at their fullest.  But a full heart does not stop the […]

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News / Stories / Uncategorized 11:11 am , August 16, 2016 0

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Will Dungan!!

The day stands out clearly in my mind. Christian coming in from the store and telling me he had run into Bailey and Mrs. Marilynn at Randy’s. He was in between girlfriends at the time so I said “Bailey is so sweet. You should ask her out.” Christian looked up from whatever he was doing and gave me a look like I had lost my mind. He said “Will dates Bailey, Mom. They’ll be together forever.” I realized in that […]

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News / Stories 6:28 pm , June 19, 2016 0

Romeo, Romeo Wherefore Art Thou Romeo….

It was a 9th or 10th grade English class. Mrs. Clark was the teacher and Christian was the thorn in her side. Walking into class with no pencil, no paper, no intention of learning one thing. Avery laughed when recalling how he walked into class the first day…. totally unprepared, unconcerned and oblivious to the fact that everyone else was prepared. In his mind, showing up was all he really had to do. Avery or his charm typically took care […]

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News / Stories / Uncategorized 9:25 pm , May 27, 2016 1