Last night Ray and I participated in a Facebook party with members of Homeschoolers of Maine (HOME). Ray and I are scheduled to speak at their convention in Rockport, March 19-21. History curriculum writers seemed like a logical choice to keynote this year, since Maine is celebrating its 200th ... View Post
The Result Down the Road of What You Are Doing Today
At Ashland City Elementary School, I learned by heart this verse that continues to challenge me today: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 King James Version I also learned these verses that ... View Post
A Truck Driver and His Daddy and Granddaddy
As Ray and I drove through our little downtown recently, I noticed a huge, shiny, and quite beautiful semi-truck parked beside the old hotel. I wouldn't have given it a second thought on an Interstate or in nearby Cookeville, and certainly not if we had been in a large city. Of course, semis often ... View Post
An Opportunity to Cherish and Use
Our song leader led one of Fanny J. Crosby's beautiful hymns on Sunday. It's a prayer really, a comforting prayer. These are the words: I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith And be closer drawn to Thee. Refrain Draw me ... View Post
The Gleaming Knife and the Plastic Glass
Ray and I have been listening to a book about the Gilded Age. Oh, me! Over the years, we have paid admission to visit a few of the homes of the very rich and famous Americans who lived like kings and queens during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Though we've been on tours and gawked with the other ... View Post
My Mama
I love the stories I hear when we are interviewing our friends and neighbors for our Hometown History videos. Especially wonderful are the stories that begin with the words, "My mama . . . ." When we started, I had no idea that we would make a video around that theme, but when you see this one, ... View Post
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