Category Archives: Family

Hannah at the Harn

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Kerry

From her early childhood, Hannah has been enthralled by living history museums. One museum that made an incalculable impression on her as a child is the Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City. Hannah and her sisters would each become very excited … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – family devotion

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Happy Thanksgiving! Before or after watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, discuss some scriptures about giving thanks: 1. Psalm 50:23. What may we do that will prepare our hearts to see God’s salvation revealed? … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving as color vision

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Thanksgiving is a window to reality; our chief means of spiritual perception. Imagine a country where everyone was gradually becoming color-blind (to borrow from H. G. Wells). As more and more people were … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – being now passed over the vast and mighty ocean

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts “Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton, keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford, sometime governor … Continue reading →

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As Good As It Gets

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Kerry

Sunday night the blue S-10 pickup pulled into our driveway from Albuquerque, bearing my nephew James on his way home to Missouri. We miss James a lot, for many reasons, one being that because of his work he’s not frequently … Continue reading →

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Susanna at 15

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Kerry

Oh, Susanna, has it been 15 years already? When you were born, I sang “First Lullaby” to you in the delivery room, mangling the French, I’m sure. You can’t remember that, of course, but I’ll never forget it. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Onward into light

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Kerry

Rachel, thank you for sharing your wonderment at nature, with a daily stream of beautiful nature photos! Here’s the story behind the lion hug:

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Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Kerry

Congratulations, Dad, to you and to all your amazing staff who worked so diligently and effectively to bring about the approval, by the ATSU Board of Trustees on Saturday, of a $26 million bond issue for constructing a new facility … Continue reading →

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Tolkien Quotes

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Kerry

Lisa Shafter, at The Traveling Mandolin, is at it again. I formerly linked to her intriguing accounts of her travels, but now she’s been writing a remarkable series of reflections on her favorite quotations from J.R.R. Tolkien. Check out A … Continue reading →

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Christmas Bible Studies

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Read the opening chapters of Matthew, Luke and John in various familiar and unfamiliar translations. Listen to them in audio or dramatic readings. Explore your Bible dictionaries, Bible maps, and Study … Continue reading →

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Christmas Fiction

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Favorite holiday fiction for leisure reading Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol George MacDonald, Adela Cathcart George MacDonald, “The Christmas Party,” from Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood. John Grisham, Skipping Christmas Dorothy … Continue reading →

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Christmas Poetry

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts | Christmas Nights at Home Read aloud: Favorite poems “Welcome, all wonders in one sight! Eternity shut in a span, Summer in winter, day in night, Heaven in earth, and God in man! Great little One, … Continue reading →

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