Housemates
Today is our baby girl’s birthday. In Proverbs 31:28, children rise up and call their mother blessed, but I rise up and call Mary Evelyn blessed. She is a wonderful mother to two-year-old Clara and one-week-old Wesley, a great wife to…
Category Inspiring Women
Susan, the Therapist
Susan (not her real name) is a therapist who came into our lives in June when Mother came to stay with us after her stroke. The first time she came for a home health visit, I was a little disappointed…
“We Love Each Other”
I recently needed some help at a local business. I called and spoke to one of their employees, who is also a friend from church. I’ll call her June. As always, she was very helpful. One Wednesday evening at church,…
Honoring Miss Amly and Sgt. York
The best-known American hero of World War I was Alvin C. York from Pall Mall, Tennessee. My parents took my brother and me there to visit his grist mill years ago. Ray and I later took our children. One of…
Dorris, the Puppeteer
I met Dorris when we moved to Urbana, Illinois, for Ray to preach. As a young mother in my early thirties, I didn’t know her long before I realized, “That’s what I want to be like when I am old.”…
The Time is Now
On Wednesday Mother and I went to see the doctor who took care of her while she was in rehab after her stroke. She was pleased with Mother’s progress. However, she surprised us both when she said that Mother should…