Forgetting and Remembering
I forgot to take my journal when I went to see Bethany and her family last week, and until today I hadn’t stopped to write in it since I got back; but this morning I wrote pages and pages. I really didn’t…
Category Making a Child Feel Loved
Devoted Mamas
When our granddaughter Eva and I went to the art show last Saturday afternoon, we visited an eclectic booth with an unusual assortment of items made from “found objects.” A candle chandelier with clear punch cups for candle holders. A birdbath…
Growing Up
Several times a year our friend Mike Poore of The Humanitas Forum on Christianity and Culture brings speakers to nearby Cookeville, Tennessee, to deliver lectures related to how Christians can impact modern culture. Last Friday night Mike hosted Dr. Chris Kiesling of…
Watching Mommy
Today I’d like to introduce you to a homeschooling mother I first met when she emailed me about a month ago. I’ll call her Sara. When I found out Sara was from Anchorage (her real hometown), I was sorry I hadn’t met her in…
Discipline!
In August before Ray and I got married in December, he left Tennessee to start working on his master’s in American history at the University of Kentucky. He got involved with a church and became good friends with fellow graduate…
Following the River Giver
Last night as Mother, Ray, and I walked into the house after church, I poured the rest of my glass of water into the pretty mum my friend Olive gave me. I rarely do something like that without thinking about our friends…