Category Making a Child Feel Loved
Mothers of Grace III — For Our Children
Sometimes it’s easy to compare our children to other children. Our children need grace, too. God made each one in His image, but He didn’t use a cookie cutter. Some children learn calculus with ease; others are good with their…
Peeps in the Night
A few days ago, I glanced into the backyard at just the right moment to see a blue heron spread its wings at the edge of our pond and climb almost straight up into the sky. I still remember the moment…
The Costume Box
Ray and I have always lived near universities. Our current church is the first one we have been a part of during our entire marriage that has not had a ministry to college students. As our children were growing up,…
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.…
Remembering Andrew Jackson and Daddy, Too
Year after year, Ray and I think about going to The Hermitage–home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States and first President to live west of the Appalachian Mountains–on January 8. The Hermitage is free every January 8…