The President and the Democratic Party leaders in Congress have dug in their heels. Neither side wishes to give an inch in the fight over funding for a border wall. How is the impasse to be resolved? Is some sort of compromise possible? The Democrats obviously hope that pressures created by the extended partial government […]
The family often vacationed at Carolina Beach in the early 1930s, and in the mid 30s Dad had a beach house built there. The cottage was located a mile north of the town center and was separated from the ocean shore by sand dunes. A year or two later Dad had two smaller cottages built […]
My mother was a Rives. (Note: Here I am entering a brief excerpt about the Rives family extracted from a posting on Robert Ryves in Wikitree, an on-line genealogical website. Following this note, most of the following material in this post is derived from the book Reliques of the Rives by James Rives Childs. Robert […]
(For an update of the following article, please see “Jordan Family Roots Revisited,” posted August 31, 2021) The Jordan family of Halifax County, Virginia, is related to the Thomas Jordan who arrived in Virginia from southwest England in 1620 or 1623. The genetic evidence certainly proves this, but a clear line of descent has not […]
Over the next few weeks there will be a number of very personal posts that give intimate details on my life and my family. I hope that this is not off-putting. I think we can all learn a great deal from each other. All of us have some very interesting histories and experiences, good and […]
As the new year dawns, I wish all of you the very best. May the good Lord bless and keep you in his loving arms, and may he hold you tight to him through every trial that comes. God bless you, my friend.
Joy to the World!
The term “expedient” is sometimes translated as an action considered to be convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral. We have seen many instances of expediency in American foreign policy. Most recently, we may to be seeing it in Syria. President Trump has said that he is pulling American military personnel out of […]
I love a good story with a happy ending. I know that life can be cruel and difficult, but I prefer to concentrate on good things. Many years ago I read an absorbing and exciting adventure story based on certain historical events. I totally identified with the protagonist and was wrapped up in his life […]
Joy to the World; The Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King: Let every Heart prepare him Room, And Heaven and Nature sing. Joy to the Earth, The Savior reigns; Let Men their Songs employ; While Fields & Floods, Rocks, Hills & Plains Repeat the sounding Joy. No more let Sins and […]
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