Once Upon a Girlhood
Kelly and Arlene are precious friends with whom we spent many happy times when we were in our twenties. Ray was as a campus minister at Ole Miss at the time. Arlene worked as a nurse. Kelly was earning his doctorate in English.…
Category Inspiring Women
Diligence
Yesterday morning I dropped my mother off at the door of the church auditorium so she could head on in to Ladies Bible class while I parked the car. When I got to my spot between pews, oh, about 4…
“Aren’t You Kind?”
About two weeks ago, our daughter Mary Evelyn and I each got a welcome invitation by email. Homeschooling mothers we know–I’ll call them Teresa, Angela, and Suzanne–invited us to Teresa’s home for the first of on-going, bi-monthly meetings. The invitation said that…
A Promise Well Kept
Sunday after Sunday Miss Gladys walks slowly up the side aisle with Mack shuffling closely behind her. She exchanges greetings with her Christian brothers and sisters as they leave their pews. She talks to the men up front who have…
The Day Shift and the Night Shift
Ray and I spent yesterday Christmas shopping. In a Christian bookstore, I found a nice reusable sticker book about the birth of Jesus. I was impressed with the quality. The background scenes for the stickers were great. The book included Nazareth,…
Joseph and Mary Were Careful to Obey
When people tell the story of Jesus’ birth, they almost always tell about the manger and the shepherds and usually about the visit of the magi. I love all these beautiful stories, but I also love the stories of Simeon and Anna,…