History, Real Life and Faith
The 12 Brides of Summer, released in the summer of 2015 in ebook format, is now being released as a hold-in-your-hand book. It makes a great summer read: a dozen novellas recounting stories of romance in the 19th century. It only takes about an hour to read each story, making the book an excellent companion to the beach, lake, pool, or…
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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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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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Mud and trenches often are the first things that come to mind when picturing World War I. We remember the bloody horrors of gas and the unbelievable casualties, but the photos always remind us of trenches full of mud. It started in Belgium in the first days of August 1914. Germany surprised the world when instead of marching straight into…
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I celebrated Mother’s Day three times last year. The first time was in England, when we happened to be there on Mothering Sunday. (It actually was my second time in England on Mothering Sunday; the first time my boys were three and one; in 2015 the accompanying child was 28!) Two weeks later we were in Slovenia with relatives on Parent’s Day….
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