As I mentioned a few days ago, our Wednesday morning ladies Bible class recently studied about Mary and Martha, two friends of Jesus who were sisters. As we discussed Martha’s busyness in getting everything ready to host Jesus, we talked…
On this Thanksgiving Day 2022, I’d like to share a slightly modified post from 2015 when I wrote about Thanksgiving from 1845 to 1942. I’ve added a photo of a scene from 2020. Thanksgiving in America Flowers for Children, a…
Jamie Harris Coleman was born in 1893 in Mayfield, Kentucky. By the time she was nine years old, she showed that she had a talent for poetry. Jamie’s mother passed away when she was fourteen years old. After her father…
This past Friday evening turned out to be the best time for our family Thanksgiving meal. We almost always pool our efforts, but last year our daughters insisted that they do the cooking. It was fantastic. This year I gave…
At church yesterday, I had conversations similar to ones I have every year at Thanksgiving, conversations beginning with some variation of: “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?” One woman who had surgery only last week was looking forward to her…
I had been 21 years old for 25 days when I married Ray in 1974. I joined him in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was working on his Masters in history. We were about four hours away from my folks and…
