Mothers and Sweethearts
Our family has long been fascinated by the history of the home front during World War II. It was the theme of the second of Mary Evelyn’s Homeschool Dramatic Society plays, Faith is the Victory, back in 2000. Wow! That…
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Compassion and the Tennessee Maneuvers
World War II history has been of special interest to our family because Ray’s dad, Wesley Notgrass, served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. His mother, Joan (who was from Bristol, England), served in the British Auxiliary Territorial…
Think About Whatever Is Lovely
Ray and I decided to take the backroads again when we drove to Nashville for his appointment on Friday. We enjoyed a twisty, curvy, hilly—and lovely—ride. In Philippians 4 when Paul tells us what to think about, he tells us…
Happy Mothers Day, Mother
A quick note before today’s message: We would deeply appreciate your prayers for a smooth visit with Ray’s new intervention cardiologist at 2:00 p.m. Central today. Thank you. I passed by a church marquee the other day. It had a…
Getting Ready for Mother’s Day
During World War II, soldiers and sailors could send V-mail. On April 18, 1945, Lyle W. Hawkins sent this pre-printed message from San Francisco to his mother, Mrs. W. G. Hawkins, in Bellingham, Washington. Notice the Naval censor’s mark of…
In Our Own Backyard
As I have said many times, I love meeting homeschooling families. I enjoyed meeting Jenn in Pigeon Forge last week. I walked into our booth on Thursday and found our team member Donna talking with Jenn. Though I had not…