When You or Your Child Is Treated Unfairly
Each of our children has a first name from the Bible and a family name for their middle name. John, our oldest, is named for the apostle John and for our dear friend John Peden. Our John’s middle name is…
Category Essential Lessons for Kids
Snowflakes and Dependable Kiddos
On Sunday, we continued our study of Proverbs in our Sunday school class. This week’s discussion included this verse: Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes…
Every Tiny Dot
In April of 2016, Ray and I spent a day at the Art Institute of Chicago. As an art lover, it was one of my favorite days ever. We both enjoyed it so much that we didn’t even stop for…
Remembering
I learned a new vocabulary word yesterday: diptych. A diptych is an object with two matching or coordinated parts. In art a diptych consists of two painted or carved works of art connected by a hinge. People often used a…
Gratitude and Gifts We Didn’t Earn: A Story from Ukraine
While Ray was a campus minister for Ole Miss students from the late 1970s to the mid-80s, we met Karen Winter. Life had already given her a slew of adventures, and that has continued. I enjoy reading what she writes…
Love with Affection
I love the modern practice of saying “I love you” at the end of phone calls and texts. Did you know that it is a modern thing to say? Relatives and close friends wrote “Love,” as the closing to letters…