English hymnwriter Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander wrote the Christmas carol “Once in Royal David’s City” and published it in 1848 in Hymns for Little Children. In 1918 King’s College Chapel Choir at Cambridge University began a special Christmas Eve service…
When I think of a walk in the woods from my childhood, I remember trails in Tennessee state parks. When I think of a walk in the woods from our children’s childhoods, I often remember hiking on a trail in…
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, in 1856. He was the son of Presbyterian minister Joseph Ruggles Wilson and his wife, Janet Woodrow Wilson. Wilson grew up in the South while his father served in churches in Augusta,…
Ray and I continue our journey through his daily radiation treatments. What a joy it is to meet people who are walking the same journey. They give us much support and understanding. Today Ray gets to take a break. One…
I have a sweet memory of Daddy kneeling and praying before bedtime when I was very young. Daddy and me I have sweet memories of bedtime when our children were little, too. Rocking, reading, singing—what precious times those were. Another…
On a recent walk, I noticed this tall grass standing in contrast to the soft gray blue fog. A botanist walking that way might begin reciting scientific plant names and making a mental list of their unique qualities. A farmer…
