Thank You, God, for . . .
It takes a lot of love to make a home. We all know that’s true. It takes lots of opening and closing, too: opening the washer, closing the washer, opening the dryer, closing the dryer, opening and closing the refrigerator,…
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Gratitude and Gifts We Didn’t Earn: A Story from Ukraine
While Ray was a campus minister for Ole Miss students from the late 1970s to the mid-80s, we met Karen Winter. Life had already given her a slew of adventures, and that has continued. I enjoy reading what she writes…
Thank You for Teaching Your Children
Benjamin Franklin was no paragon of virtue, but he was a good collector of practical advice. Franklin published his Poor Richard’s Almanac for 25 years, beginning in 1732. The Almanac included such items as a calendar, sayings, poems, trivia, and…
I’m Thankful for All You Do
Yesterday I came across these adorable embroidered linens from 1943, which are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C. They are part of a days-of-the-week needlecraft kit. According to the description on the Smithsonian…
Catfish and Family Business
Last week Ray and I took off on a very rainy morning to join our younger daughter and her family at Shiloh National Military Park. Military parks make me so sad as I think about the heartbreaking events that took…
Football, Prayer, and Gratitude
Sometimes finding a photo to illustrate a blog post is bit of a challenge. You might find this illustration a bit surprising. I’m thankful that John Margolies published this photo in 1992 and that many of his photos wound up…