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The Drive-In Pediater
Have you seen today’s Google Doodle? It will probably be gone if you’re reading this tomorrow or later… so I’ve embedded the little video that plays when you click on the ticket. Just a cute little 30-second clip commemorating the opening of the first drive-in theater. Now, I’ve never been to a drive-in theater in my life, but the clip…
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Granddaddy’s Barn
Once upon a time a path led from the driveway along the edge of the garden to the barn where the hens lived. Red-the-cow and the nanny goats congregated there morning and evening to be fed and milked. We called tending the livestock “the chores.” Usually the teenage uncles were responsible for doing the chores. We little nieces and nephews…
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May Flowers in April
The second day we were here in Arkansas, Becky presented me with a bouquet of tiny wildflowers she had gathered as she explored the farm. I was going to write a post about that, but remembered that I already have. So this one’s a re-run from May 2009: My favorite playmate when I was a little girl was my aunt,…
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Nod-the-Toad
The first evening Becky and I were here in Arkansas we went for a little walk down the driveway. The irises are blooming and I decided to cut some to take in to Mother. As I stepped across a pile of dried leaves near the basement door something jumped out. It startled me momentarily until I saw that it was…
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Touching Lives
For the past twenty years my dad has driven a school bus route to supplement his income as a pastor. His route is about 28 miles long, so he drives close to 60 miles each day. Over the years he has had some interesting, and often funny, stories to tell about some of the kids on his bus. At Christmas…
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Springtime in the Ozarks
It was snowing and about 24 degrees as we left Mitchell, South Dakota yesterday morning. We turned south in Sioux Falls. As we traveled the snow stopped, the sun came out, and the temperature began to warm up. Late in the day I began to notice some green in the grass along the roadside. And then I spotted a clump…
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Give Thanks
1. List three (little) things you wouldn’t want to live without: contact lenses books coffee 2. Name something you had to do without recently: a car 3. What are you most thankful for that you consider a luxury? my “new” car 4. Name an item you use the most throughout your day: a computer 5. What would life be like…
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Thanksgiving Traditions
I’m blogging today about family holiday traditions (and non-traditions) on the Sonlight Blog. Please pop by and leave me a comment there. I love to hear from you. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!
Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. –Proverbs 20:6-7
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Priceless Heirlooms
This past week I’ve been updating a genealogy book I compiled about 10 years ago, at the request of my great-aunt who wants it for a family reunion in a couple of weeks. It had been awhile since I had taken time to work on genealogy, and I always enjoy it, so that was a fun diversion from some of…
