The New Year That God Made
I love the start of a new day, the start of a new year after a birthday, and the start of a new calendar year on the first of January. On this first day of 2018, let’s remember the fourth…
Category Creation
Ladies Who Honor Their Mamas and Grandmamas
Ray and I recently enjoyed the 105th Annual Stilesboro Chrysanthemum Show. The setting for the show is Stilesboro Academy, built in 1859. The Stilesboro Improvement Club has been hosting the show in teeny Stilesboro since 1912. Several of the volunteers I…
Balance
The city of Colorado Springs is home to 465,000 people and a surprising assortment of places to see. On a clear day, you can see snow-capped Pike’s Peak. The Air Force Academy trains cadets on the northern edge of the…
A Life Lesson for Our Sons and Daughters
As our train through Royal Gorge neared the station in Cañon City, Colorado, Ray and I asked our tour guide what she suggested we do afterwards. We took her advice and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon — with no entrance fees. On…
Lifted Fog
Ray and I awoke in our little cabin near Tupper Lake, New York. Our host encouraged us to join them in the lobby for breakfast, . . . . . . but we hurried away to see more beauties of…
Simple Summer Pleasures
On a recent cool summer evening, Ray, Mother, and I joined one of our daughters and her family at a nearby park. I loved the girls-against-the-boys paddle boat race, sliding down the slide with our grandchildren and the talkative four-year-old…