Missing Larry and Laura
When John was about eight years old, our friend Craig completed his graduate work at the University of Illinois. He and his wife Becky and their children Paul and Katie moved away so Craig could start the career for which…
Month July 2014
Of Blackberries and Memories
My fingers are purple but my blackberries are in the freezer, all seven gallons of them! My new favorite roadside vegetable stand has had delicious blackberries lately–some as big as globe grapes–and, oh, have they been sweet and good! Think candy.…
The Hair and the Honeycomb
I did something scary last Thursday night. After we set up our booth at the Chattanooga curriculum fair, I got my hair cut. Sometimes I just don’t find the time to do that when I am in town and then…
“Pardon Me, Boys, Is This the Chattanooga Choo Choo?”
Ray and I headed out on Thursday for our last convention of the 2014 convention season. Notgrass Company has been coming to this curriculum fair for fifteen years. I think that I have been there myself fourteen of them. We love…
A Child Who Is Loved
My purpose each day is to encourage you in your vital role as mama. Today I want to encourage you in one of the most important things you will ever do for your children. Mama love is as basic a…
All Dressed Up, Part 2
Do you remember when Mary Poppins first arrives at the Banks home and she gets the children dressed for an outing? She says that they are not as well turned out as she would like. As I mentioned on Monday,…