In a 1976 speech, President Gerald Ford said: There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and to protect. What a beautiful description of the multi-generational family commitment: fathers and…
In June 1923, two years after Calvin Coolidge became vice president of the United States, President Warren G. Harding began what he called a Voyage of Understanding across the country. He traveled all the way to Alaska and Canada, and…
Early yesterday morning, Ray and I joined millions of people around the world as we tuned in to watch the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. We were deeply moved. We were also deeply grateful that millions of people around the…
Ray woke me up at 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning to see if I wanted to watch the Trooping of the Colours, the first event of the special 4-day celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Of course, I…
I’ve been reading Miss Hickory to our nine- and six-year-old granddaughters. In one passage, Mrs. Pheasant laments to her friend Miss Hickory (a doll with a head made from a hickory nut) that Mr. Pheasant treats her poorly each fall.…
Princess Elizabeth turned 21 on April 21, 1947. She gave a speech that day while she was in southern Africa during a royal tour with her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and her sister, Margaret. As the elder…
