Last week I saw a sign on a church building, saying that no perfect people were allowed inside. That’s good because the church would be empty otherwise, right? While we can—perhaps reluctantly—accept the fact that we as individuals are not…
Yesterday Ray and I enjoyed a homeschool field trip with our daughter Mary Evelyn and her children. As I mentioned recently, we live fairly close to the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. Mary Evelyn chose January 8 for the…
In a 1976 speech, President Gerald Ford said: There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and to protect. What a beautiful description of the multi-generational family commitment: fathers and…
Christmas is a time for visiting. On Christmas Eve in 1930, little Kitty Murray and Harry G. Holme, both 6 years old, visited President Herbert Hoover’s grandchildren, Peggy Ann and Herbert Hoover III, who were visiting their grandparents at the…
I recently had a delightful phone conversation with a homeschooling mama I have not met before. I’ll call her Alison. As we chatted about her homeschooling question, Alison mentioned that her father works on cars and that her 12-year-old son…
Before I begin my message for today, I want to share a new free resource from Notgrass History called Celebrate the Savior. You’ll find free downloads of Christmas activities for your family, including a Christmas carol coloring book and a…
