Almanzo and Laura
Wouldn’t you love to have been in the room while Almanzo Wilder told his wife Laura Ingalls Wilder the stories she included in Farmer Boy? When Laura published the book in 1933, she was 66 years old and Almanzo was…
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Replacing Fear with Faith
On the night before Jesus died for us, He predicted that His chosen twelve apostles would abandon Him. They let fear control them rather than allowing faith to give them peace. As we remember our Savior’s death, let’s take courage,…
Tears and Joy
Yesterday morning I watched a video about people helping other people during the COVID-19 crisis. I teared up when I watched it and teared up again when I told Ray about it. Did you see the story about someone leaving…
Little Women
When our daughter Bethany was a girl, our wise and dear friend Arlene told her: “Don’t let your childhood go by without reading Little Women.” Bethany took Arlene’s advice. Bethany loved Little Women. I do, too. In fact, each member…
Real Books, Real Poetry, and Real Performances
Ray and I returned home on Tuesday evening after a weeklong vacation, which I am looking forward to sharing with you over the next few days. On our last day away, I grabbed a few things in an unfamiliar grocery…
Ten Days of Blessings — Blessing 8: Read aloud today.
Children are never too old to listen to a parent read aloud. It’s been more than twenty years since I read Honey for a Child’s Heart, first published in 1969 and now in its fourth edition. That book made…