My family looked like other American families of the 1950s . . . . . . and 1960s. We dressed like other families. When Daddy went to work at his daddy's grocery store, he wore khakis and a white shirt with an embroidered Boyd's Market patch over one pocket and Charles over the other ... View Post
People of Honor Who Honor Others
Ray and I recently listened to an interview with best selling, Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough. His subject was his biography of founding father and second president, John Adams. Adams is certainly not the best known of our founding fathers. His story has been overshadowed by ... View Post
At the Root of How Children Should Be Educated
Several years ago our family sat around the dining room table visiting with a longtime friend. She has been an enthusiastic supporter of our family business since day one, which is soon to be 23 years ago. Our friend is now a retired public school teacher. However, at the time, she was still ... View Post
By God’s grace and work within us, let’s see how much good we can do and how much evil we can overcome!
I've been thinking again about this verse from Romans 12: Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 I remembered writing about it before, so I searched past blogs to see when that was. It was almost exactly two years ago. Back then I followed the verse with these ... View Post
“It’s the most important thing,” the second man said.
On a recent Monday, as I sat in a waiting room, I overheard a conversation between two older gentlemen. One man asked the other, "What did you do yesterday?" "I don't remember . . . I took two naps," he replied. I felt sorry for him, as I imagined his day. Soon the two men were in a ... View Post
Learning the Way They Learn Best
One night last week another woman and I sat side by side placing orders in the photo department of Walgreens. I was hurrying to place an order for canvas prints from my phone so that I could take advantage of a 60% off offer. My neighbor was using the photo kiosk to print two 4 x 6 prints. Most ... View Post
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