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Archive for May, 2008

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Music on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

When my Grandma, Mary Thomas, died in 2007, my then 10-year-old son Charlie stood by the casket and played her favorite gospel song on his violin. It was “What a Friend we Have in Jesus”. Grandma Thomas went through many hardships, living through the Great Depression and like so many, trying to feed her family. [...]

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A Break in the Cotswolds

Posted in Books on May 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have posted before on my love for the books written by “Miss Read”, a pseudonym for Dora Jesse Saint. I discovered the author many years ago when I came across her book, Over the Gate, at a used book sale. It was a pleasure to find that “Miss Read” had written 30-some other books. [...]

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Quilt Crazy

Posted in Family on May 19, 2008 | 10 Comments »

I love quilts and always have. Dating back to when my sister and I would sleep on the floor at Grandma’s house on our pallets made out of quilts she had made, they have represented love, nurturing and comfort. My mother also sewed a bright patchwork quilt comprised of squares of material from all [...]

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For Mother’s Day

Posted in Family on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The opening lines of Elizabeth Akers Allen’s famous poem are the heart’s cry of a world- weary woman remembering her mother’s tender love.
BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just for to-night!
Mother, come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart as of yore;
Kiss from my forehead [...]

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Love Those Birds and Blooms

Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It is finally spring in Wisconsin. We had three completely gorgeous days beginning on Sunday, and even today, while a mix of clouds and sun, the air is mild and sweet coming in my window as I write.
My husband and I have established a recent tradition on Sunday afternoons of going for a walk somewhere. [...]

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Orphan Trains: Which One Would You Have Taken Home?

Posted in Christian Living, Family on May 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I was reading again tonight about the orphan trains that traveled the country from big American cities out to the western farm country. Charles Loring Brace was a pioneer in trying to find homes for city children who had lost their parents. These trains would travel with a group of orphans, accompanied by two adults [...]

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