Keep Loving Him
I always feel a bit sheepish when I write about marriage. It is so personal and sensitive. Marriage is a beautiful gift that God has given to us people, the one creation God made in His very own image. Like…
Category Marriages That Last
Your Children’s Flawed Mama
My children’s flawed homeschooling mama, c. 1998 In my introduction to this series of lessons from Titus 2 for homeschooling mothers, I confessed to being like the character Jo March in Little Women. Jo described herself as “hopelessly flawed.” However,…
Waiting for Daddy
On Friday I was fascinated while searching for photos that illustrate waiting. I was overwhelmed by the thousands of pictures in the holdings of the Library of Congress that have the word wait in the title. This one was particularly…
Family Words
Following Ray’s pulmonologist’s orders, Ray and I recently spent some time away from home while workers (whom we deeply appreciate) have been improving the air quality inside our very old house. We were grateful when the doctor told Ray, “You…
Celebrating March 1 with Ray
Forty-nine years ago today, Ray and I had our first date. We took these pictures a few days later . . . . . . and these a few days after that. Ray and I were married almost ten months…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day, Mamas! As we grow and mature as Christians, Valentine’s Day becomes more meaningful than just a holiday for “me and my own true love.” We learn more of what it means that God is love and that…