In Tennessee we are in that in=between season when we wear sweaters and coats one day and peel off layers the next. We neared 80 degrees earlier this week. Yesterday morning the wind chill was 26. Mother would know what…
When I was in school, Mother would sometimes send me to school with coins tied in a handkerchief for some small school expense. At the beginning of each school year, she would go to the 5 and 10-cent store a…
I was in my usual hurry on a recent Sunday. Because Mary Evelyn and I were going to a bridal shower, I didn’t have time for our usual sit-down meal with church friends. Since Mary Evelyn was going to drive,…
Several of our grandchildren enjoy art, as I do. Recently one of our out-of-town grandchildren artists sent me a text with a piece of art he had just finished. It reminded me of this photo I took early one foggy…
Fifty-two years ago this past Sunday, 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…
I don’t know what to say this morning; but I know that, while I am heartbroken that conflict is happening in Iran and the Middle East, many of you are feeling it especially deeply because you have loved ones serving…
