This week, our topic is “Strength”. I picked Rachel Kilburn [Kilbourn] Barber, my fourth and fifth-times great-grandmother (my great-grandparents were second cousins). I talked about her in our week one topic about ancestors we would like to meet. To briefly recap my genealogy research, Rachel was born in 1777 in Farmington, Connecticut, the daughter of…
Bald
This week’s theme is “Bald”. I admit, this one threw me a bit, and I was not sure what to write about. So, I started with the traditional meaning, lack of hair. I thought about the men in my family, such as my dad. Most of his life, he was clean cut. But he did…
Light A Candle
Wow – we are thirteen weeks into this year! I am grateful we are coming into springtime here in the Northeast part of the country. And also, my favorite time of year – baseball season!! This week’s topic is “Light A Candle”. The practice of lighting a candle is closely associated with remembrance of our…