As a very young girl in the late 1950's, my father was a song leader in the acapella church we attended. Today, he would have been called the worship leader. On Saturday evenings, we always knew …
Part three: Third Generation, Talitha, the Traveling Skirt
Between the four daughters from the first generation, we added eight daughters to our family tree. These eight daughters began to marry and have children, producing more little girls for the third …
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Part Two: Second Generation, Talitha, the Traveling Skirt
The little red plaid skirt was saved, tucked away in a drawer, and as time went along, my sisters and I continued with the professional photo shoots at age two with our own daughters, the second …
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Part One: First Generation, Talitha, the Traveling Skirt
Who could guess that Talitha is anything more than an ordinary skirt? Well, I could! You see, I have watched the history of this little skirt unfold in my lifetime for three generations. Talitha’s …
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Let Them Fly
Recently my husband and I enjoyed watching an Andy Griffith episode on Netflix entitled “Opie the Bird Man.” (Season 4, episode 1, 1963) Opie got himself into a jam when he accidentally shot a mother …
Snap—Crackle—Pop
When most of us hear these three words, we think of the Rice Krispies cereal, right? For me, however, these three words take me back more than 50 years ago to my grandparents’ back porch. As a young …
Prayer Markers
"And Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of …
Back in the Day, Memories Preserved
From the time I married in the 1970’s to this very day, making family memories and creating traditions has been a big part of my life. And I must give my parents credit for my endeavors in this …
That Old Pink Robe
I was devastated when my dear mother left earth for heaven when I was only 23 years old. My husband and I had not yet celebrated our second anniversary. I felt so cheated. I will never forget the day …