History, Real Life, and Faith
I’ve been thinking about death lately because several people we know have died and I’ve been attending memorial services. I came home from church recently and resolved to write out a list of the types of music, or even specific songs, I want played or sung should I ever die. (Of course I haven’t decided if I want to be…
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How seeds of thought and life are sown long before sprout seeds of insight
Why both reading a bad book in difficult times?
Can you ever, really, go home again? Especially if you’ve moved away?
My Sicilian grandmother Fortunata (“good fortune”) lived on an isolated farm and every outing was an event, particularly weddings. Naturally, she was interested in her grandchildren, particularly those four granddaughters. Born in 1901, Grammy wanted her girls to find good men and settle down. My three female cousins had no trouble attracting members of the opposite sex and they charmed my…
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A thank you to the Massie family of writers–of Russian history and personal.