Spring of 2021 is the sweetest smelling spring that I remember. I find myself wanting simply to stand outside and breathe in. Ah . . . . I think that is how God wants other people to feel when they are around us. But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us ... View Post

Good Morning, Mamas. Please rejoice with me. I finished the America the Beautiful update last night! What a joy and relief this is. Now I look forward to a couple of weeks of final tweaking with the plan of sending it to the printer on the last day of the month. It feels good to be in sight of the ... View Post

I am grateful for the imaginative play we witnessed as our children were growing up and that I see today in our grandchildren. Last Saturday I shared a poster by Miss A. M. Upjohn who worked with the American Red Cross in Paris. I have another of her posters for you today. Its subject was ... View Post

Children are precious. Mamas are precious. Daddies are precious. Lots of people know that. However, it is more difficult to remember that the delivery man who is late again is precious and the person making an annoying spam call is precious and the tech support person who finally takes our call is ... View Post

Happy Valentine's Day, Mamas. My Valentine for you is this 1877 Valentine for a mama. O little ones, where are you going? “To find where the beanstalk grew: We remember that Jack cut it down, But perhaps it has sprouted anew, And we want to bring home to our mother, As he did, some ... View Post

We had a pretty little snow at the beginning of the week. Snow fills me with childhood memories: riding in the car with Daddy Leland to go to his and Mama Sue's house to play in the snow with my Aunt Emily, wearing bread sacks held on by rubber bands to keep my feet dry when boots weren't ... View Post