One Solitary Life is part of an essay by Dr. James Allen Francis describing the life of Jesus while here on earth. Read the words and listen to it recited.Continue Reading
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Lily White’s Party
Lily White’s Party…
Our daughter, Jill was telling me how recently she used a saying with her children that she remembered her dad saying to her as a child as she and her sisters prepared for bedtime. She knew he learned it from his mom and wondered where it came from. John would tell the girls, “Time for Kitty White’s Party”. Continue Reading
Think on These Things #18 ~ Fathers
Thank you , Dear LORD, for the fathers in our family. Strengthen those still with us, guide them and give them Your wisdom as they seek to raise the children You gave them, in a manner that reflects Your kindness, patience and love. The task is great, LORD. The influence of the world is unrelenting. Draw them ever closer to You and be their constant help.
Nineteen children are represented by the men in this photo.Continue Reading
What Is a PET?
What is a pet? Sometimes he is most resourceful. I don’t know how he managed it, but this is how I found my pillow-loving pup. Hearing a rustle while working at my computer, I turned around to see Raider, my miniature Schnauzer, in this unique position.
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After the Rain
Right after heavy rains, the front went through and the sky
The sun shown down and caused glistening raindrops
glowing golden leaves
vivid orange mums
and multicolored maples
~No wonder autumn is a favorite season for so many~
Autumn is youthful, mirthful, frolicsome ~ the child of summer’s joy ~ and
on every side there are suggestions of juvenility and mischief.
on every side there are suggestions of juvenility and mischief.
While spring is a careful artist who paints each flower
with delicate workmanship,
autumn flings whole pots of paint about in wild carelessness.
The crimson and scarlet colours reserved for roses and tulips are
splashed on the brambles till every bush is aflame, and the
old creeper-covered house blushes like a sunset.
Roger Wray
Roger Wray
Independence Day Celebration ~ The Parade
Hometown love for America…
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| A few words that popped into my head as we watched the parade |
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| Jamie and family |
God bless America,Land that I love.Stand beside her, and guide herThrough the night with a light from above.From the mountains, to the prairies,To the oceans, white with foamGod bless America, My home sweet homeGod bless America, My home sweet home.
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Magnolia House & Childhood Memories
This is the house I grew up in.
This is the house my dad built.
This is the house that holds all my childhood memories.
Pilgrim and Indian Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Table
I gathered together a few pieces to create a Pilgrim and Indian centerpiece to brighten our kitchen table. A squash-shaped soup tureen on an oval serving plate with a couple of tiny orange pumpkins and a set of hand painted wooden figures purchased years ago from a craft fair.
Nesting Mourning Doves
Boyhood Treasures
My husband has a small collection of boyhood treasure that somehow survived from his childhood.
Seeing each treasure helps me know a little about the boy who grew to be the man who has shared my life and walked beside me all these years.
Collection of Vintage Edgar A Guest Books
I am sharing my collection of vintage books filled with sweet poems by the prolific poet and journalist, Edgar A. Guest. Edgar was well liked for his poems and quotes about home, family, patriotism and country.Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, First Born! A Poem for and about, ERIN!
This girl. Our first born. She made us parents and blazed the way for her siblings. She is quite an amazing human being. And, we love her lots!Continue Reading