A Little Old Man, Not So Lively or Quick
On our way to Granville on Saturday, we passed a small house with a nativity in the yard, but we passed too quickly for Clara to see it. She was disappointed, but we assured her that we would try to…
On our way to Granville on Saturday, we passed a small house with a nativity in the yard, but we passed too quickly for Clara to see it. She was disappointed, but we assured her that we would try to…
On Saturday Ray and I took our three-year-old granddaughter to nearby Granville, Tennessee, for the annual Country Christmas celebration. A twelve-member choir, all dressed in red, performed a faith-filled program in the little United Methodist Church. I like to go inside this pretty white building…
I forgot to take my journal when I went to see Bethany and her family last week, and until today I hadn’t stopped to write in it since I got back; but this morning I wrote pages and pages. I really didn’t…
When our granddaughter Eva and I went to the art show last Saturday afternoon, we visited an eclectic booth with an unusual assortment of items made from “found objects.” A candle chandelier with clear punch cups for candle holders. A birdbath…
My family was part of a country church when I was very young. We met in a little white building with wooden theater seats that creaked when people moved, especially us little ones. Once a year we had a “dinner on the…
Art has been fun for me since I was a girl. I would have loved to have majored in art in college, but I never took even one course (unless architectural drafting counts). I didn’t try because I was afraid.…
Our friend Miss Joy turned 100 last Thursday. Her party was a week ago today. I was out of town visiting one of our children, so I was of two minds: thrilled to be where I was and sorry to…
Since Ray and I travel together for work and to see our children and grandchildren, it’s been a while since I have driven over four hours by myself. I enjoyed my drive last Sunday, even though I did miss a turn and take a…
On Sunday I drove to our Bethany’s to spend a few days with her and her family while Ray “holds down the fort” in Gainesboro. Every moment has been precious. Gregory treats me like a good friend–that is precious in…