Last week friends told us about a 4th of July celebration in Lancaster, Tennessee, a tiny town about an hour away from us. Ray and I decided to meet them there this year. Mary Evelyn and her family went too. I keep telling you that there are many people in America who have "not bowed the knee to ... View Post
Faithfulness in the Flesh
We met Loren and Berniece when our family first arrived in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, for Ray to serve as the new preacher with their congregation. Loren and Berniece showed us again and again what it means to be servants. When we bought a used dining room table, Loren and one of our church's ... View Post
Kate and Irving Sing “God Bless America”
Our small church continues its ministry to neighborhood children. These days our daughter Mary Evelyn is helping to prepare them for a patriotic concert the week of the 4th of July. Last night we practiced singing and signing "God Bless America." After a couple of practices, Mary Evelyn showed ... View Post
One More Jump
The first time George Herbert Walker Bush jumped out of an airplane was during World War II. That time he jumped because his plane was shot down during a battle with the Japanese. Bush has parachuted a handful of times since then, including when he turned 80 and when he turned 85. Last Thursday ... View Post
Happy Father’s Day, 1952
Our family has two things to celebrate this coming Sunday. Not only is it Father's Day; it is also my husband's birthday. Ray was born on Father's Day sixty-two years ago. What a precious Father's Day present he was that day. One of the first things I learned about Ray was that he admired, loved, ... View Post
A Place Where Competition Has No Place
Daddy was twenty-one years old when his youngest baby sister was born. He loved babies, especially his baby sister, Emily Camille. A year and a half later, my mother gave birth to me and Daddy had a baby of his own. Three years after that they had my brother Steve. Mother and Daddy were both the ... View Post