Thoughts on Faith, Books, and Gardens
Several weeks ago, my Uncle Ron came by our house one evening and brought me a box of old photos, post cards, and letters that had been my grandfather’s. Ron’s wife, my Aunt Barbara, passed away in 2014 and had held on to these things after her parents (my grandparents) passed away. Ron has recently... Continue Reading →
Happy Father’s Day! As is true of many things when you try to trace their origins, there is some conflicting history about the roots of this holiday. The two prominent stories about the beginnings of Father’s Day in the United States happened around the same time on opposite sides of the nation. And both are... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago at church, my 14 month old was getting a little extra rambunctious and I took her out to the lobby to keep from disrupting everyone around us. At the church we attend, there is a shelf set up with an assortment of pamphlets about various topics and as I paced back and... Continue Reading →
Back in June, my husband and I had a rather spontaneous one-night retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park. I sat down and began to write this blog post the following week, but somehow got distracted while doing some of the research and didn’t get it up right away. And then, a couple of weeks after... Continue Reading →
I have written several blog posts now about Corrie Ten Boom. I just enjoy reading her works and reading about her life. I recently came across something that gave me a new perspective on a story that I thought I knew pretty well. I was reading through one of YouVersion’s devotional plans, “Life Lessons from... Continue Reading →
Happy 12 Days of Blogmas Day 7! Today’s holiday topic is not one filled with the cheer and merriment that most of us wish to focus on this time of year, but it’s none the less a part of the holidays. Dealing with grief during the holiday season. Grief, which can feel overwhelming any time... Continue Reading →
Happy 12 Days of Blogmas Day 6! Today’s story is one you are likely familiar with. It’s a well-documented and oft repeated historical event and I have read various accounts about it over the years. But I think the reason it’s a story that is repeated so frequently is because it is so remarkable. If... Continue Reading →
On Christmas Eve 1967, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a Christmas sermon at his home congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. King had been asked by the Canadian Broadcasting Company to deliver a series of five lectures for their Massey Lecture Series and the sermon was broadcast as the... Continue Reading →
The only known photograph of Chief Seattle taken in 1864 Happy Earth Day! In celebration of the 51st annual Earth Day, I was considering posting the words to a speech that I came across at the Ozarks Natural History Museum while on a trip last month with my husband. In the last gallery of the... Continue Reading →
Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History” was the son of slaves who became the second black man to earn a Ph.D from Harvard University. He was a noted author and historian. As Black History Month is coming to a close, I have been reading many stories of people that I have... Continue Reading →
Rachel F. Jean 