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 [...]
Posted in Family on April 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It was so nice out this morning that I got up early and decided to take a walk at the playground up the hill from our house. (Our area is so hilly that only a marathoner could walk with ease so I head up to the playground where it is level for walking.) Will grabbed [...]
Posted in Comfort, Family on April 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Growing up in a ministry family, we didn’t have much extra. Mom made everything from scratch because it cost less. I never saw a Hamburger Helper package or a frozen entre in my entire childhood. As children we very rarely, if ever, had a candy bar from the checkout. We learned not to ask, and [...]
Posted in Family on April 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Last week my husband and youngest son, Will, were gone out of town on a dad and son trip. Tom took the older boys on a special trip when they were about Will’s age, and they will never forget seeing the sites of World War II in England and France. Will and his dad didn’t [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Family on March 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t written much on this blog lately. A crush of things have been happening and keeping me extremely busy. But I have missed writing here. I find it restful. Today is a good day for recovery. The sun is shining today and it’s in the 40’s, which means it’s a virtual heat wave here [...]
Posted in Family on February 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The winter here in Wisconsin has been long and hard. We’ve had 70-some inches of snow this year and long periods of bitter cold. Last night we escaped a predicted snowstorm, and I felt guilty for being glad that the front went south to the Chicago area instead. The hibernation phase of life in the [...]
Posted in Family, Love on February 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I came into my home office this morning to find a gorgeous bunch of red roses waiting for me. Tom remembered it was Valentine’s Day, and those beautiful flowers are sending their fragrance all over the room this morning as a reminder of his love.
The media is full of news stories today about the high [...]
Posted in Family, Music, Uncategorized on February 5, 2008 | 10 Comments »
When I was a teenager, I thought that accordions were embarrassing. My dad, who is half Swedish and half Norwegian, grew up with accordions at his grandfather’s house, and his own dad used to play the accordion and sing with my grandma at various churches. I still remember as a child hearing them sing various [...]
Posted in Family, Music on January 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last night our home was a lively place. We had a family of 8, and a boyfriend of one of the 8, over for dinner. That was in addition to the seven people in our family. It was delightful to have a family of like faith and values share our home for the evening. The [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Family on January 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We have a picture that hangs in our dining room that was titled, “Grace” back in 1918 when it was first taken. The photographer who took the photograph never dreamed how many people would eventually purchase copies. Nearly a hundred years later, the photograph still hangs on many walls. The story of the famous picture [...]
