When I was a little girl, Mother used to ask me to move, saying "You're standing in my light." These requests came when Mother was doing a sewing project and needed to focus on some detail. Her request was a mystery to me. My eyes were still new, and I didn't need things particularly bright to ... View Post
A Woman’s Hands
When I was a girl, a popular television commercial advertised a gentle dishwashing liquid. In the commercial, a manicurist expounded the virtues of a particular dishwashing liquid to her patron and then told her, "You're soaking in it now!" At this point, the woman getting the manicure expressed her ... View Post
A Praying Mama
I'm still excited about the 50th anniversary of Americans landing on the moon. I have been listening to a biography of Neil Armstrong. Before this book, my knowledge of Armstrong was pretty much limited to a few details about his being the first man to walk on the moon. I've been impressed by ... View Post
Miss Katherine’s “Washing Machine”
Ninety-five-year-old Miss Katherine drove up just as we arrived at church last Sunday night. She and I are both involved in Gainesboro's Bicentennial coming up in 2020. Not surprisingly, our roles involve teaching local kids about the past 200 years here. As we walked into church, she mentioned ... View Post
Miss Ada’s Hard Time
While I stood at the picture framer's on Saturday, I spent a small amount of my time talking about frames and the rest of the time visiting with and learning from the framer. On the day many years ago when she had the opportunity to visit with Miss Ada, she noticed a framed photograph of a young man ... View Post
Miracles in the Camp
Just a few more practices to go before the lights go up on Miracles in the Camp, this year's Homeschool Dramatic Society play. For our playwright and director daughter Mary Evelyn, this is play number 21 and it's play number 21 for her assistant director and mama, too. As I have told you in years ... View Post
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