Thanksgiving Lessons from My Grandparents’ Farm
Through the lace curtains at my kitchen window, I watch the first snowflakes—as big as goose feathers—fall from the gray November sky. Scents of cinnamon and pumpkin waft through the room when I open the oven, and when my eyes catch sight of the oil lamp on the...
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Henry’s Visits To My Grandparents’ Farm
Through the years, my husband and I have acquired possessions that have both a function and a history. For example, the tall case clock in our dining room not only informs us of the time in fifteen minute intervals, but also reminds us of my father-in-law who built...
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Sharing Favorite Thanksgiving Memories From My Grandparents’ Farm
Almost ninety years ago, my maternal grandparents, Alice and Ed, began celebrating Thanksgiving Dinner with their little ones in their old farmhouse near Muncy, Pennsylvania. Through the years, my grandparents and their children encountered many difficult and...
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Grandma Alice’s Christmas Wish
What is your heart's desire? Everyone has one. It's something you would love to have, but it's difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. Come find out how God fulfilled Grandma Alice's heart's desire one special Christmas. For my mother's family, Christmas during...
Read MoreThe Path to Winter
Good stories serve a purpose. While the objective of some stories is met immediately, the lesson of other stories can be years in the making. Such is the case with this story about my grandmother, Alice. Come with me as we visit my grandparents' farm near Muncy,...
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Thanksgiving Lessons From My Grandparents’ Farm
While I watch the wind blow the last of the colored leaves to the ground, my thoughts follow the dirt lane to the old farmhouse where my maternal grandparents raised their children during the Great Depression. It is a house I visited many times while I listened to...
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Cynthia and La-Tan’s book was a Selah Award Finalist at the 2014 Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference
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