Spring Fever or Spring Wonder
Psalms teaches that God: . . . makes me lie down in green pastures . . . Psalm 23:2a And Proverbs teaches that: . . . the righteous will flourish like the green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 We would much rather lie…
Category History
One Conversation Can Change a Life
For the last few years, I have enjoyed serving on the board of the Timothy Demonbreun Heritage Society (TDHS), which exists to educate people about our ancestor Timothy Demonbreun (1747-1826). Timothy was christened Jacques Timothe Boucher sieur de Montbreun at…
Celebrating Homeschooling Parents in American History: The Orator Who First Spoke Atop His Mama’s Table
In 1976 America celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Then 82 years old, artist Norman Rockwell created a painting of himself putting a Happy Birthday ribbon on the Liberty Bell. Ray and I made our first trip…
From Farm to Table
Note: Thank you for your prayers and concern for Ray in his surgery yesterday. Everything went wonderfully. Praise God! Last week a friend and I went to the Frist Art Museum in downtown Nashville to enjoy Farm to Table: Art,…
Weatherish
One of Daddy’s endearing traits was his picturesque speech. Mother and Daddy with our kiddos, c. 1984 Ray and I love to quote Daddy. One of our Charles Leland words is weatherish. The last few days have been weatherish around…
Mother of the American Valentine
Happy Valentine’s Day! I have enjoyed Valentine’s Day since I was a girl. It was fun making Valentine boxes for our party at school. We covered shoe boxes with tissue paper and then decorated them with glitter and red and…