When I was a young wife and mother, Ray was a campus minister at a church in Oxford, Mississippi. I was blessed to know many Jesus-loving, family-focused, and hard-working older women in that congregation. I soaked up their examples and wisdom.…
Lest you think that my husband Ray and I always agree on things, let me tell you my reaction when he first told me the topic of his most recent podcast: “Much More than A Street Name.” I am embarrassed…
My life has been richer because many older women have invested in my life. The first was my mother. Her words from my childhood are impressed on my heart. I was blessed as an adult to continue hearing them during…
I read The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge many years ago. Yesterday I finished listening to the expanded and annotated edition published in 2021. The Coolidge family authorized this edition, which was edited by Coolidge biographer Amity Shlaes and coeditor Matthew…
One of my favorite Southern expressions describes how much one person loves another: “I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.” Recently Ray and I had the opportunity to visit with a friend who…
I love this picture that John chose to illustrate the opening page of Unit 9 in Exploring Government, which teaches about the 4th through the 27th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It is one of my favorite illustrations. The hats,…
