A woman recently told me about parenting advice she read in a resource popular among homeschoolers. Her comment began something like this: “I was reading in ______________ the other day; and if you will do such and such, then such and such…
Ray and I each decided to read a book about Alaska during our trip there in mid-August. The book I chose was about Native Alaskans and was written by an Inupiaq. It was a natural choice for me, because I love to learn…
When our taxi driver delivered us to our Bed & Breakfast in Anchorage back in 2014, our host met us outside and showed us to our room. We were ready for supper, so he directed us to the bike path…
When I was eight years old and my brother was five, our parents took us to Santa Claus Land in Santa Claus, Indiana. Back in the 1960s, before it became the modern Holiday World, Santa Claus Land was a tiny amusement park, smaller…
Dislike of change starts early in life. One of a child’s first lessons about self control comes when he is playing happily and Mama and Daddy say it is time to do something else. Sometimes that “something else” that Mama and Daddy have in…
When people make historic documentaries, they sometimes interview people who experienced a famous event. I have often heard people tell the story of what they were doing when they heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. As our bed and breakfast host drove us…
Well, you know how it is. We were supposed to get to Nashville at 4:32 p.m.-ish on Tuesday afternoon. I knew when I saw a Delta mechanic go into the cockpit moments before we got on the plane in Los Angeles…
Ray and I are still “gobsmacked” about the gift our children gave to us. Our vacation was wonderful. When God created the world, He made six days for work and one for rest. Jesus believed in rest. In John 4, He sat by a…
Ray and I have been totally dependent on other people to carry us from here to there since we left our house at 7:30 a.m. on August 20. We have ridden by plane, train, ship, bus, and taxi (we could have…
