Choosing a topic for this week's blog post was difficult. I couldn't decide whether to write about the out-of-state granddaughters with...

One is never too old to learn. After all, as that Great Depression-era wit and home-spun philosopher Will Rogers often said, "We're all...

Daniel, one of my four sons-in-law, slid the large, square, and obviously heavy unwrapped box in from of me as our extended family sat...

Although it's hard to believe, the calendar doesn't lie. This year is almost history. Already. And that realization forces me to ask...

Last week, we introduced you to novelist Anne Clare from the Pacific Northwest. She's a teacher, a musician, a wife and mother, and...

My guest for today's blog post is novelist Anne Clare, author of Whom Shall I Fear? and her newest book, the recently released Where...

In my distant past (though not all that distant, it seems), I recall reading an essay by someone (perhaps it was Judith Viorst) who...

Thanksgiving is upon us, and Christmas is just around the corner. It's hard to believe that another year is almost gone. My grandmother,...

One of the featured local attractions for Veterans Day recognition this year was a display of World War II-era airplanes at the downtown...

Countless blog posts today will be filled with countless words offering tributes to America's military veterans and their role in...

Recently, my research journey has taken me along a far different path of warfare than the one I traveled when researching my uncle's...

In last week's post, we began an interview with Joy Neal Kidney, award-winning author of Leora’s Letters: The Story of Love and Loss for...

Someone must take on the task of preserving a family's history. For the Wilson family, the person who stepped forward to assume that role...

Research can lead one to some interesting--and often surprising--sources. Granted, it can also lead to a lot of empty rabbit holes and...

As I sat reading during my daily devotional time one morning, I turned a page of the Bible in my hands and discovered scribbled notes in...

I was reminded recently of a sign I once saw printed on the back of a milk delivery truck. It read, "All we have we owe to udders." That...

The [Confederate] soldiers had an insatiable appetite for reading material, and tracts were especially attractive for them because they...

"The physical price that chaplains paid was enormous. Although most of them did not lose their lives on the battlefield, as did thousands...

When I was growing up in rural East Tennessee, my parents subscribed to a number of publications. Because my father was partner with my...

Practically everyone with even a little interest in the War Between the States has read about the decisive battles, the great generals,...