“­­-that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not parish from the earth. --Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address....

"Be my Valentine!" - "Just for you, here's my heart Valentine!" - from Valentines “Be my Valentine” was the most quoted phrase on...

"Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God." -Mother Teresa It was misting rain. We were coming home from a trip to Washington, D.C....

"I need a big Grandmother to go first!" . . . S. C. Bauman My husband and I had difficulty getting any children so looking forward to...

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." - C. S. Lewis New Year’s Day is a holiday that can be celebrated in...

"Silent night, Holy night all is calm all is bright ..." We had just moved into a new home, it was our last year of college and to our...

“And there were in the same country, Shepherds abiding in their the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.” - Luke 2:8 We...

Of all the stages of life, teens years are the most difficult. Beginning at thirteen, children began making their own decisions about...

"The greatest thing you will ever do is be a Mother!" - Ellen "D" Beus Thurgood, my Mother On this Thanksgiving, the 400th, I am truly...

“The Mayflower sails from Holland” Hanging within my home is this beautiful painting, Not many people would realize the value of it. My...

“A great conductor was leading a symphony of animals ...” - Tom Dooley, The True Story of Noah’s Ark Growing up on a farm, I loved to...

“Over the River & Through the Woods ....” This wonderful holiday began in want as the Pilgrims landed on new ground to form a government...

“I love these little people and it is not a slight thing, when they who are so fresh from God, love us.” - Dickens I wanted to do...

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend IN HIS WIFE. –Franz Schubert When I met the...

“You will have to stand on your own two feet.” -John Arnold Thurgood Father took us as a family to a tabernacle to witness a play that...

As a child, I remember many special Saturday’s. It was the day we cleaned the house and got ready for Sunday. Our kitchen floor was...

“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces!” -Old Chinese Proverb What a joy to be blessed with Aunts and Uncles. Some were country...

“A grandson is a gift from above. One to cherish, one to love.” - On a Grandson Mug I cherish my role as a Grandmother. Around...

He was an answer to her young adult prayer. It was instant love, an out of the ball park over the fence situation the night she and her...

“... Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person....