It was spring 1964. I was a freshman at Newark State (now called Kean) College in Union, N.J., majoring in elementary education. But my main goal was to get married to Prince Charming, live in a cute little house…
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It's Christmas card exchanging season, and often that includes a letter that wraps up all the notable events that have taken place in the sender's life. I used to do the card thing and sometimes included a letter…
Taken from the words of the angels to the shepherds on the night of Jesus' birth, these words are frequently excerpted and repeated this time of year. It is as if they are associated in the public's mind as the r…
This story is true—and though we hear it often, it bears repeating again and again. I cannot contain in one blog all the scriptures that pertain—indeed the entire Bible is witness to the story of …
Sometimes when we Americans gather around the table for a Thanksgiving feast, and everyone is asked to say something they are thankful for, we say stupid things like, “I'm thankful that Aunt Mary didn't bri…
Mary Chilton Gives Thanks in America
During this time of cancel culture—an attempt of some to burn our ties to actual history—two autumn holidays hav…