“I know every engineer on every train, All of their children and all of their names, And every handout in every town…..” -Ralph Miller, King of the Road No one wanted to be a hobo. But choices lessened as the Great Depression of the 1930’s deepened into a decade…
“There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.” -Willa Cather The oxen leaned into the yoke, pushing against the wood with their sinewy strength. Under the weight of the covered wagon, the iron rimmed wheels grated against the…
“Remember…those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” Hebrews 13:3 Fact is always stranger than fiction. Some things cannot be imagined. Lorry Lutz’s two historical novels, inspired by the biography of Katharine Bushnell (Kate), read as fast paced plots. But Lutz is not a typical writer. She has…
“I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don’t have to exchange any gifts. You just go to the beach and watch fireworks.” -James Lafferty Linda Nelson Johnson- Fourth of July hand dyed fabric with metallic thread Learning How to Celebrate We were just married.…
Today’s guest post is by Hannah McMahan. Hannah is homeschooled along with her three younger siblings. She lives on Copper Island in Barkley Sound, B.C., Canada where her family maintains a summer camp for First Nations children and youth. Hannah loves to worship God through music, draw and paint nature,…
“A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me.” -Jody Landers Another parent-teacher conference ended with the stars twinkling in the night sky, and me scuttling to my Saturn in a nearly empty…
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