Ray and I went to little Livingston, Tennessee, with friends last Friday night for opening night of its annual series of Christmas celebrations. This year’s theme is Christmas in the Country. At the end of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens…
People need a little helping hand sometimes, and sometimes they need a great big helping hand. The illustrations below show women and in one case a little girl, bending over to complete tasks. This little girl is bending over to help…
My blog post today is one close to my heart. It is also unusual because in it I share a Bible study lesson you might like to share with your children. While preparing to teach a children’s Bible class recently,…
On a Sunday evening a few months ago, Ray and I texted our kids to tell them about a mishap we had during the first day of a mini-vacation. Our son, John, texted back: You are magnets for adventure. After…
What a fun treat Ray and I had yesterday! The Tennessee Titans, Nashville’s professional football team, provided lunch for several cancer patients and a companion each—husbands, wives, moms, dads, aunts, etc. They provided us with Whataburgers, chips, chocolate chip cookies,…
Grace Coolidge said that her marriage to Calvin Coolidge united two people of “vastly different temperaments and tastes.” These two vastly different people loved each other deeply. Like every other successful couple, they learned to make it work. The public…
