CONEY MONEY

 

CONEY MONEY

  Lonaconing, Maryland, 2010 population 1,214, in years past a very prosperous Appalachian community is the site of a historic local-stone local-coal fired iron furnace that operated 1836-1855. More importantly for me, it’s a sentimental place, the ancestral home of my mother’s family with a few dear cousins yet there. As with many such early American communities, there has been many changes since our McGee branch and others departed. The latest alteration being at this time an as yet unknown winner of the 731.1 million dollars Powerball jackpot. It, and the $100,000 selling award to the small Coney Market convenience store will definitely alter community life for better and worse, as happens due to the diverse nature of people. My personal question being If at all, how will it affect my family there? (As yet I haven’t heard whether one of them is the winner.)

  As with all such events, will the love of money (1Tim.6:10) or the love of God and people (Mk.12:28-31) prevail? This always being the present and eternal issue in these instances.

EBB4

 

For the history buffs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonaconing,_Maryland