by bethwestcott | Nov 15, 2023 | Book recommendation, Faith, Holiday, Inspiration, thanksgiving
I like the definition of “thanksgiving” that I found at bing.com. It’s simple and to the point. “the expression of gratitude, especially to God.” In the United States, Thanksgiving is a holiday when we gather with family and friends to...
by bethwestcott | Nov 7, 2023 | Thoughts
MUSIC in LIFE Recently, while sorting through some boxes, I discovered a notebook containing a program about music in American life I helped two of my children put together many years ago for an event about nineteenth century America. Music is woven into the fabric of...
by bethwestcott | Sep 11, 2023 | 9-11-2001, Commemoration, History, Memories, Thoughts
It was a sunny, blue-sky, late summer morning. An ordinary day, September 11, 2001. I’d watched the news and weather on TV earlier, but I was now into my daily routine at home. My husband’s nephew had called to say his wife was in labor, so my husband, who was a...
by bethwestcott | Aug 31, 2023 | Inspiration, museums, Nature and Creation, Thoughts, vacation
Months and Events Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains; Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (NKJV) I’ve been seeing references to the fact that we’ll soon be entering the “-ber” months: September, October,...
by bethwestcott | Jul 29, 2023 | Fiftieth Anniversary, Marriage, Memories, milestones, Special Events
“Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly fly the years. One season following another, Laden with happiness and tears.” (from Fiddler on the Roof, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick) The year I turned fifty, I became a grandmother. This year, my husband and...
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