While researching art to illustrate the life of Jesus, I have found many works depicting Jesus and John the Baptist as children. Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist, after 1606, by Italian artist Annibale Carracci, courtesy…
Many homeschoolers in our area are excited for tonight’s graduation ceremony and a homeschool mom I know was just telling me that her daughter is getting ready for prom. Grand march at the senior prom in Greenbelt, Maryland, 1942. My…
Last Sunday on Mother’s Day, almost every person who had a public role at our church service said something about his own mother or about mothers in general. Our song leader, Glen, tenderly told everyone who still has their mother…
This past weekend Gainesboro hosted its 47th annual Poke Sallet Festival. Attendance had been low after the Poke Sallet Foundation moved the festival from the town square to the Jackson County Fairgrounds a few years ago, but that changed this…
Ray and I were impressed with the hard work of many people who made the Lafayette celebration at the Hermitage a success. The day began with a program in the theater, where a couple of dozen members of the Sons…
On Saturday, I noticed this beautiful young lady standing with her family at the Hermitage ticket booth. She was dressed in costume, while the rest of her family were dressed in regular clothes. I asked if she had a role…
