History, Real Life, and Faith
My husband scuttled his submarine career to play with his children. He’d been out to sea for long periods of time as chief engineer of the oldest nuclear submarine in the Atlantic Ocean. Our boys were young, but he was conscious of the passage of time. A successful engineer in a challenging environment, he had a promising career before him,…
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Michelle Ule wrote a sequel: The Sunbonnet Bride. As a sequel toThe Yuletide Bride, The Sunbonnet Bride revisits the community of Fairhope, Nebraska during the summer of 1875. The characters remain the same, except for the new seamstress in town, Sally, and her family and neighbors from nearby farms. While Kate and Ewan from The Yuletide Bride settled down into married…
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I spoke on May 21, 2016 on how to be blessed at a local luncheon of the Lutheran Women in Missions League (LWML). Here are my remarks based on Luke 11:27-28: “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you. He [Jesus] replied,’blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’” Context: In the verses preceding this…
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We recently vacationed in Tennessee and one word popped out of my mouth continually: “beautiful.” I’d been there before, but on this trip we aimed for two specific locations we’d not visited: Lookout Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. April is a fine month to travel: the roads are good, the weather warm but not humid, the skies clear and…
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This Los Angeles native recently visited the southern United States where she had an interesting experience in Louisiana eating. We stayed with friends in Baton Rouge who took us to a local market and provided a sample of food I’d never seen before–including items I’d never heard of before. This will be a photo essay–with commentary. Wandering the store provided…
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What was the deal with WWI mud and trenches?