Dot’s Dings
Every day my Aunt Dot forwards a short devotional to Ray, our children, and me. On many mornings, I hear a ding on my phone while I am putting on my makeup. When I check it, I see that it…
Category Generation to Generation
Catfish and Family Business
Last week Ray and I took off on a very rainy morning to join our younger daughter and her family at Shiloh National Military Park. Military parks make me so sad as I think about the heartbreaking events that took…
Be Patient with Your Mama
Many homeschooling mamas feel like the lettuce, cheese, and bologna in the middle of the sandwich generation, those folks who are caring both for their children and their aging parents. The emotional challenges facing these caregivers are real. The emotional…
Nourishing My Child’s Body, Heart, Soul, and Mind
Is there anything sweeter than cradling your baby in your arms and nourishing him or her with the sweet milk God made just right for the baby’s needs? Imagine the heart of God when He decided to create this beautiful…
Lessons and Experiences to Remember
I was five years old when I first visited a zoo. My parents and my Daddy’s sister Dot and her husband Preston took their children Jim and Jack and my brother, Steve, and me to the Memphis Zoo. Here is…
His Mercy for Generations
When Ray and I returned to homeschooling in the fall of 1994, we had one goal. That we, our children and their spouses, our grandchildren and their spouses, and every succeeding generation live as Christians on earth and live forever…