One of my favorite homeschool memories was the year we studied different regions of America. Television and people moving from region to region have watered down the variations between them, but I am thankful that regional distinctions continue to exist.…
An Israelite named Kish was “a mighty man of valor. He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his…
Last Saturday Mother, Ray, and I went to Coopertown, Tennessee, to celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mother’s first cousin and her husband. In the area where my ancestors settled before Tennessee became a state, we reconnected with cousins Mother…
On Wednesday Mother and I went to see the doctor who took care of her while she was in rehab after her stroke. She was pleased with Mother’s progress. However, she surprised us both when she said that Mother should…
So many of you were praying with me when our grandson Henry was in the hospital in mid-July. Thank you so much. Rejoice with me today because he had a follow-up appointment with a hematologist yesterday. His numbers were great.…
I love the Southern sayings I heard growing up. Here’s a fun example. When someone had been someplace special, such as a family reunion or the state fair or the Smoky Mountains for the weekend and a friend asked how…
