Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. This portrait is of my great-grandmother Abigail Leane Rigney, taken by one of my great-aunts around 1910. (And yes, that’s me taking the picture in the background, sorry.)… Continue reading Restoration
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Those Who Came Before Us
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. My maternal grandmother was born on September 8, 1900, in Bessemer, Michigan, an Upper Peninsula town near the Wisconsin border where almost all the men, including her father,… Continue reading Those Who Came Before Us
About that Lent Thing
So… about that Lent thing. Back on March 4, I pledged to give up and take up in hopes of following Christ more closely. Here’s how I did: No meals out while I was in town: I think I did well by the intention of saving money and giving it to charity, and giving the time to God.… Continue reading About that Lent Thing