On Saturdays I have been sharing art from Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration. Today I'd like to share a Valentine from 1882 instead. The verse reads: My love is like the steadfast sun, Or streams that deepen as they run. I think of thee, dear love of mine, The best of all that’s ... View Post
Remembering Affirms the Worth of Others
While playing with blocks and a dollhouse with one of our grandchildren yesterday, Ray called my attention to his creation of Notty and Little sitting on a porch. Here we are -- complete with my trademark footstool. It comes from being short, I guess. You will rarely find me in a relaxed sitting ... View Post
Memory Lane
Lately I have enjoyed writing about the time period of my own childhood. As part of that project, I have gathered photographs of Ray and me when we were young children. I'd like to share some of those with you today, along with thoughts of gratitude for our parents. I was an only child for ... View Post
We have much to learn from children.
Ray and I recently enjoyed a popcorn, cider, and movie night with some of our grandchildren and their parents. The children got to pick the movie. They chose one they had just seen less than a week before. They knew everything that was about to happen and anticipated scene after scene with ... View Post
A One Word Resolution
Until yesterday, the idea of a New Year's resolution had barely passed through my mind. Yesterday, though, I thought of a one word resolution: love. This year: I want to rest in the love of God and I want to show Him how much I love Him and I want every contact I have with the people in ... View Post
The Joy of Preparations Fulfilled
One childhood remembrance is that my Mama Sue (Daddy's mother) wore herself out before Christmas. She bought presents for all the children and grandchildren. She baked jam cake with cooked caramel icing and coconut cake with cooked divinity frosting. If you have ever cracked open a fresh coconut ... View Post
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