Our family has enjoyed English and Scottish country dancing since 1998. Here’s a picture of Ray and me at our dance group’s Christmas Ball back in 2016. We have missed dancing since his health problems began in January of 2023,…
Africa, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea–these were the places where we “traveled” on Wednesday afternoons, courtesy of an elderly gentleman in our congregation. When Ray preached in Cookeville, Tennessee, we became quick friends with one of our elders, Ray Kinslow, a…
When Franklin Roosevelt became president amid the Great Depression, he led the federal government in starting program after program, many called by their initials, such as TVA, CCC, WPA . . . . With all these initials, people started calling…
A beautiful pre-Civil War cemetery sits along the back edge of our yard. The oldest grave is dated 1856. Family members of a past generation honored their loved ones by erecting an iron fence along the front and tall stone walls…
Oh, how I would love to see my Daddy on Sunday and wish him a very Happy Father’s Day. The book of James teaches us that: Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from…
One of the first things I learned about Ray was that he admired, loved, and respected his father. The more I read what the Bible says about honoring parents, the more I respect that trait Ray had even as a…
