Holding On With Both Hands
Ray and I are in Virginia, where later this morning, we have the privilege of joining our oldest nephew and his family in a ceremony in which he is to receive a great honor. With joy we have watched as the little boy…
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He Who Made the Heavens with Skill
Early yesterday morning around 5:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, God moved the earth and the sun and the moon into just the right position for a total lunar eclipse. As the sun moved behind the earth, sunlight beamed around it. As that…
Miss Ev
I first met Miss Ev and her family when my husband became a minister at her church. I had never met a family quite like them before. Together they owned one of the most beautiful farms I have ever visited.…
“When Family Is Good . . .”
Ray and I recently ran into a couple whom we had not seen in several years. I’ll call them Pete and Janie. We had a joyful reunion. About a week later, Ray and I saw them again, this time at a funeral visitation…
Family Lessons
My mother was born on March 13, 1932, in Robertson County, Tennessee. She and a twin sister were delivered by their grandmother Ollie, a midwife who delivered 200 babies. Her parents named my mother Ollie Evelyn and called her Evelyn. Her twin sister survived only a short time. Two…
Following the River Giver
Last night as Mother, Ray, and I walked into the house after church, I poured the rest of my glass of water into the pretty mum my friend Olive gave me. I rarely do something like that without thinking about our friends…
A Joyful Believer
A few months ago, the grandmother of a Homeschool Dramatic Society actor invited me to share some lessons at a special day for women at her church. It was such a wonderful day of encouragement for me, made especially joyful by the presence of…
One Gold Freckle
Ray and I had an unexpected mini-adventure in Alaska. On the day that we took a day tour of Denali National Park, the tour bus stopped for lunch at the Kantishna Roadhouse (a restaurant owned by a Native Alaskan corporation). After lunch the staff gave…
Two Treats and Two Questions
As Ray and I headed south to spend a precious weekend with our daughter Bethany and her family, we stopped for treats on the way. The first stop was to pick up a snack at our local health food store. Organic peanuts…