The Things We Can’t Hold in Our Hands

Yesterday I sat with a group of people who, like me, love freedom and are concerned it may be slipping away. We were from a lot of different backgrounds and a wide age range but we had one thing in common: love of country and our Constitution. And I thought about freedom. What is it? […]

The Child in the Middle

Sarepta Susie Lee Latty Day The child in the middle is somewhat a riddle; A little of that and of this; Sometimes she’s thoughtful and sometimes a handful, This fun-loving, dreamy-eyed miss. God made the flowers, the sunshine and showers;  And surely God must have smiled When He fashioned this keen one, this come-in-between one, […]

A Good Cup of Coffee and Memories

What a lovely spring day was yesterday! The temperature must have soared into the 70s. Perfect weather for a drive and a visit with my brother and sister-in-law.  Bradford pear trees are blooming and the redbuds have started to…well…bud. After them will come the beautiful dogwood trees, their white clouds of blooms settling down among […]

How We Worship

Easter Sunday morning the church was overflowing with worshipers. Before the singing commenced, several people were baptized. The baptistry is beautiful with a large, colored glass mosaic of Jesus in the background. I thought of the church I attended when we lived in the little house under the big oaks, before my family moved to […]

Because the Tomb is Empty

To me, Easter is the happiest of holidays. Those who loved Jesus had seen him endure a slow and agonizing death on the cross. When He was placed into the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, their  hope was buried with Him. Grief and despair consumed them.  But then came that glorious morning when the women […]

When the Past Becomes the Present

My dear cousin sent me a connection to a website for our family reunion which is coming up this summer. If any of my family want more information on this, email me and I’ll direct you to her site. Anyway, that got me started thinking about families. I can only imagine the surprise on the […]