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World War II

Why Mother First Voted Republican

May 15, 2014 by Lanita Boyd

Here is an excerpt from an article, “Miss Ralph Goes to Washington,” about working in the Pentagon during World War II that Mother had published in The Rocking Chair Reader. She always told this story to explain why she was no longer a “Yellow Dog Democrat.”  Enjoy this posthumous guest post as a follow-up from the … [Read more…]

Posted in: family Tagged: Adlai Stevenson, Eisenhower, voting, World War II, Yellow Dog Democrat

Veterans’ Day Revisited

November 12, 2013 by Lanita Boyd

So many touching Veterans’ Day celebrations yesterday! I loved the story about finding a plaque in the closet of a school in Dayton, Kentucky—a plaque dedicated to those who died in “the world war.” Wow! It was funded by the children of this small town on the banks of the Ohio in 1919. Today I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bible Applications Tagged: celebrations, in memory, memorials, patriotism, World War I, World War II

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

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