I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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MEET GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, VICKY
Great-grandmothers did not exist looking like this in my day, past or present. 😀 Did I say that right? Great grandmother? Yes, but she got a little boost, maybe three years by a grandson who came into her family from a … Continue reading
Posted in family, generations, grandmother, Mother's Day, mother-in-law
Tagged DNL, family, generations, God's will, great grandmother, health, Mother's Day, servant's heart, Vicky
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REMEMBERING QUILTING BEES
I’m sharing a project I have been working today. My history of the quilting efforts during my childhood, and into early marriage years, then they were no more. 😦 My church family did have quilting bees. The ladies would gather … Continue reading
Posted in family, generations, heritage, Uncategorized
Tagged family, family history, generations, heritage, me, quilts
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COOKING FOR TWO, 2nd look
Today I’m taking a second look at my “Cooking for Two” book. The girls pictured above are my mom, Amy, and her sister, Gladys. They would have been about fifteen and sixteen. Therefore, I guess this book was written for … Continue reading
Posted in culture, gender roles, home, Uncategorized, woke culture
Tagged cooking, cooking for two, culture, eating, farm life, food, gender roles, generations, housekeeping, meals, sandwiches
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PARENTING, part 3
I suppose the scripture I have heard most on Father’s Day sermons is the story of the Prodigal Son. How much the Father waited and loved him! How wonderful the party thrown in his honor! In recent years it has … Continue reading
PARENTING, part 2
Hayes’ Comment/Question/Discussion: This I cannot document but I believe it based on faith, experience and the scripture Matthew 18:10, For I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in … Continue reading
HOME ON THE FARM
The following selection is from a Facebook status written by my nephew, Teral Crawford. Teral retired last month. How the years have flown by! Enjoy his memories of the kind of life my mom and dad provided. What’s on my … Continue reading
A GOOD SON
“Oomph,” Shirley grunted bending her knees. Was Edgar trying to play a fast one on her by giving her this spinning wheel? He said this was Aunt Gerty’s old wheel. But she didn’t believe it. He probably stored the original … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Fictioneers, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, Friday Fictioneers, generations, Rochelle's picture prompt, suspicion
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WHAT IF?
As I entered a public building, I saw a little girl, about six or seven maybe, sitting on a bench outside the door. I asked her if she needed help; she said no, her mother told her to sit there … Continue reading
Posted in child welfare, culture, Uncategorized
Tagged child care, Christian character, Christian responsibility, culture, generations, kidnapping, not my business
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LEAVE THINGS BETTER
Mr. Jackson was a traditional fellow, practicing things his mother taught, like the Golden Rule and respect the elderly. He also went to schools that studied master poets and writers. He loved old poets, Tennyson, Wordsworth, and Emerson. Mom gave … Continue reading
Posted in change, Friday Fictioneers, Uncategorized
Tagged changing culture, Emerson, Friday Fictioneers, generations, Rochelle's picture prompt, teens, traditional, youth
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GRANDMOTHERING
It is time to put my mind to the Thanksgiving/Christmas family times. Thanksgiving is November 25 and Christmas is December 25. At least that is on the calendar for 2021. Dr. Fauci may be cancelling but most of us have … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, family, family disfunction, gender roles, generations, holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged changing culture, Christmas, culture, families, family reunions, generations, homosexual, me, pain, prayer, Thanksgiving, woke movement
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