Of Love, Childhood, Maturity, and God’s Love
When Ray and I got married, I carried a bride’s Bible open to 1 Corinthians 13 with a cascade of roses lying on top. This photo with the campus minister who performed our wedding is the best one I have…
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Love with Affection
I love the modern practice of saying “I love you” at the end of phone calls and texts. Did you know that it is a modern thing to say? Relatives and close friends wrote “Love,” as the closing to letters…
A Gift from the God Who Is Love
An astounding thing happened just over 2000 years ago. Our Father sent His only Son away from the wonder and majesty and safety of heaven to the earth He had created. The Nativity, painted enamel on gold, c. 1650, French…
Celebrate the Joy and Warmth of Family Love
I told you recently about our dear friend who performed a random act of kindness by fixing something on my computer. What he did was to color correct some photos I took during the trip Ray and I took to…
A Love Story
Bright eyes and a happy smile come to my mind when I picture my Aunt Dot. Today I want to share a recent picture of her and Uncle Preston, but first I want to tell you their story. It all…
50 Years Ago Today I Had My First Date with Ray Notgrass
In the spring of 1974, I was living off-campus in a rented room in an old red-brick mansion across the street from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The first floor was furnished with impressive antiques. The lady of…