Tag Archive | holidays
Post Thanksgiving Hike and a Touching Methodist Civil War Story
This is a touching story of Christianity in action during and after the Civil War: (Reblogged from Juicy Ecumenism) Post Thanksgiving Hike and a Touching Methodist Civil War Story by Mark Tooley, President of IRD There’s no better place for a post Thanksgiving hike than Bull Run Battlefield in Virginia 30 miles outside Washington, DC. Although […]
Thanksgiving, Family and Pop Wylies
There are a couple of holidays a year that cause me to reminisce. One of them is Thanksgiving. Some people may have many memories of Thanksgiving from their childhood, I have one. From my earliest memory, I recall going to Marion, Ohio for Thanksgiving at my grandparents. Even before there were that many grandchildren, the […]
Message of Hope for Christmas
Every Christmas season, we are reminded of that famous newspaper article of years past assuring little Virginia that there is a Santa Claus. That was long ago, when Christmas brought with it many long-held traditions and getting through the season was simpler and not so hectic. Now, every year, it seems that the Christmas decorations […]
Here I Sit 