Valentine’s Day. A day for love and lovers! So the phrase goes. Smile. So DO show your love to your sweetheart and your children! How? Paul gives us wonderful challenging words on the topic! LOVE IS: “Love is patient…love is kind…” and all the long list of seemingly impossible attributes from his letter to the Corinthians! LOVE has faith and ...
Notes from Nana
Notes from Nana: Influence of a Mother
I love flowers and music and God’s Word and… What do you LOVE? Years ago, with our young children, Bill and I took my parents to New Orleans to board the “Sunset Limited” in New Orleans. They rode the train to Los Angeles for a visit with my Mother’s sister in LaJolla and to attend the Pasadena Rose Parade. I’ve watched the Rose Parade on television since I was a child but never ...
Notes from Nana: A Surprising Christmas Story
Ordinary events can become extraordinary. I went with my friend Jackie Keyes to leave her car for an oil change! Herein is the unusual Christmas story. When we returned to retrieve Jackie’s car, a pretty little blonde girl was sitting on the counter at “Keith Tire and Auto Service” in Magee. Obviously she was “helping” her Daddy, Rickey Keith, as he waited on a steady stream of ...
Notes from Nana: Seasons in Alaska and Mississippi!
I saw yellow autumn trees decorate the mountain-side in Alaska a month ago! With a lovely group of Mississippians, we took the last Inland Passage Cruise of the season from Vancouver to Seward, closed down the chalet in Denali National Park and rode the last train before winter from Denali to Fairbanks. A humorous story in Denali. Leaving the chalet restaurant after breakfast, ...