Ray and I met in the political science department at Middle Tennessee State University. Political science was my major. Ray was majoring in history and minoring in political science. We have been blessed with the opportunity to write Uncle Sam…
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, we went out to eat with friends as we usually do on Sundays. One of the ladies was accompanied by her teenage grandson. I was impressed with his manners. Ray and I almost always stay…
When you finish reading this the third and last in my series on A History of Thanksgiving, enjoy these videos with slideshows of the historic images accompanied by music. Just before leaving for a recess, the first U.S. Congress passed…
“Jesus Loves the Little Children” was one of the first songs I learned as a child. How precious it has been all my life to know that we are all precious in His sight. When I looked for a photo…
While Ray and I were at Hope Lodge, we were the beneficiaries of many acts of kindness, both from people we knew and from people we had never met. One of the many blessings of homeschooling is that its flexible…
As I wrote recently, a present I’ve been giving myself is to listen again to the novels of Jane Austen. While I recommend Mansfield Park for teens, young adults, and their parents, I want to recommend Emma to parents of…
