Five years ago, while Ray and I were participating in a homeschool convention in St. Louis, a smiling mother brought her graceful daughter over to me. Both mother and daughter glowed with a beauty from within. With her loving hand…
On Friday Ray and I had an opportunity to observe men of three generations who work together. They include: A father—I’ll call him Dan. Dan’s two sons—I’ll call them Mike and Frank. Mike’s son—I’ll call him Scott. At one time,…
When Debbie was in elementary school, she found out that her mother was already expecting her when her mom and dad got married. From that time on, she felt that reality with deep pain. When Debbie was in her 50s, her mother…
Ray and I returned home last evening from a getaway to New Harmony, Indiana. We drove up on Thursday before our son and his family joined us on Friday. We had taken our children there many years ago before they…
Thanks to the patient instruction of Jimmy, my wonderful mandolin teacher, I can now play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” However, if you heard Jimmy talking to me during my lessons, you would think I…
Ray is such a wonderful dictionary Yesterday, as I was thinking about what I wanted to share with you today, I asked him for a C. S. Lewis quote about the importance of knowing history. I didn’t remember a single…
