Blog tagged as Readers
And The Band Played On
Dear Friend,
Summer is coming! When I was a child, this not only meant a change in temperature, but it seemed to me my whole world changed.
For your edification, I am sharing with you some important summer rules.
1) You cannot go barefoot until after June first.
2) If you get a sandspur stuck in y...
In spite of the ice and snow in parts of the country, I can tell spring is on the way. The narcissus and azalea are blooming and the amaryllis are beginning to emerge. Many of you are also beginning to emerge from your winter stupor and make plans for a “spring break.”
I don't know where we'll be going or what we'll do when we get there.
You put on your bib and tucker - I'll wear a flower in my hair.
See the sunlight on the water.
Feel the sand beneath your feet.
Hear the laughter and the music?
Feel the breeze upon your face.
There is magic where we're going
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Life’s Railway to Christmas
This morning, I awoke with the words of a hymn in my mind. I can remember my mother singing it as she did housework when I was a child. I went to one of my bookcases and found an old hymnal. The hymn Life's Railway to Heaven was on page 200. The publication date was 1896 - one hundred twen...
I REMEMBER JANIE
We had been married less than a year. My husband was just out of the U. S. Navy and attending the University of Texas at Arlington. I was working for C. P. Waggoner Sales Company in Grand Prairie across the street from Chance-Vought. As the saying was at the time, I was earning my ...