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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be…
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Christian Mothers in Bethlehem
We women need each other. While working on a project for Notgrass History a while back, I searched in the image collection of the Library of Congress for images of Bethlehem. I love this stereoscopic photo I found of women…
Minds, Lives, Hearts, and Homes
“We have fallen a long way,” Ray commented with tears in his eyes at the end of a video we watched about the marriage of President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. Ray and I continue to…
When the Town Kids Visited the School on the Hill
The Morrises were a beloved family in my hometown. We went to church with the family patriarchs, Mr. Jesse and Miss Eva. My Daddy thought a great deal of the Morris sons. I went to school with two of the…
Early in the Morning
I love the freshness of the early morning, especially when we see fog rising above the river outside our windows. Though Roaring River is just out of sight from our house, the ribbon of fog shows us its path on…
What Do We Reflect in Our Mirrors?
Ray and I spent three glorious days in the Smoky Mountains with Mary Evelyn and her family last weekend. Ray and I finished our drive home early Monday morning. When we crossed Roaring River just before 8:00 A.M., the views…