Our daughter and her family and Ray and I enjoyed our visit to the West Virginia state capitol on our way home from our recent trip to Pittsburgh. The capitol sits beside the Kanawha River. Its ornate gilded dome is…
On Wednesday I was finally able to return to my beloved ladies Bible class. Because I am the youngest member, it is a precious opportunity to gain wisdom from women with long years of experience living lives of faith in…
Seasons are a big deal to us mothers. When a change of season came when our children were young, I remember how I dreaded all the work of getting out the next season’s clothes and putting away the clothes from…
Mama love is as basic a need for the human soul as air, water, and food are to the human body. Every mama needs to make sure that each of her daughters knows that she loves her and each of…
Each July the Blueberry Lady gives me a call to let me know that her blueberries are ready and each year I drive half an hour to buy her delicious blueberries. I walk through her beautiful yard to her beautiful…
After my post about Christian faith and positive politics on the town square, a reader encouraged me by saying that it gave her hope for our country. She said, “Things look a lot different here in Chicagoland.” The post reminded…
