How to Make a Marriage Flourish today at (in)courage
When the first two of our sons got married this spring (three weeks apart), my husband embraced the father-of-the-groom’s job of making a toast at the rehearsal dinner. He put a lot of thought into it, as you should when making a speech in front of your soon-to-be...
The Peacemakers in Your Social Media Feed
I’m a peacemaker by nature. Give me any personality test where it’s a possible result, and you can skip the test and check that box. Chances are you have friends like me or maybe you’re a peacemaker yourself. Currently we’re the ones in your...
Fields of Flags for Your Fourth
This week I noticed that my Memorial Day post from 2012 has been pinned nearly 5,000 times. Folks love pictures of our flag! The following photos come both from our county’s Veteran’s Day celebrations and a visit to Union Station in Washington, D.C., from...
The Best Policy
My youngest daughter is as outgoing and precocious as you’d imagine the baby in a family with eight children would be. We welcomed her into our world on a hot June day, in what would later become the week of our annual trip to singing camp in Alabama. In 2011,...
