Monthly Archives: December 2020

My sister posted this poem, written 150 years ago by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I was thinking that I long for those wild bells to ring out grief, sadness, depression, and bad attitude. To ring out name-calling and bullying and politics. … Continue reading →

Originally posted on jpburgess:
The front of the 1965 Christmas card with all seven Prescott children. Cathy would have just celebrated her first birthday on December 7. I wrote a bit about those old family Christmas cards a few days…

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.  All went to their own towns to be registered.  Joseph also went … Continue reading →

Today we remember and celebrate our sister, Cathy. She was my little sister, but even though she was younger, she was my rock and my protector. We could look at each other and burst out laughing, unable to stop. She … Continue reading →