Today is John Calvin’s 500th birthday!!! There is much that could be said about Calvin – his life, his theology, and his enduring legacy (which we benefit from today). Calvin was arguably the most influential man of his millennium! And his doctrines of God’s sovereignty, human depravity, and Grace STILL edify and instruct Christians. I [...]
Filed under: God, history on July 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey all! Well, it was an EXTREMELY busy weekend, and the sewing went “down to the wire” – but we made it! Here are a couple videos for you to enjoy…. Pictures are coming soon. OR, if you don’t want to wait, check out the Greene Co Civil War Ball flickr photo pool. (Note, if [...]
Filed under: fun, history on March 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had a slight dilemma this morning. I wanted to write a short post honoring St. Patrick, but I also wanted to post some pictures of my sewing progress. There’s not enough time for both – what to do! Then I came up with this amazing plan: combine the two! Many people associate St. Patrick’s [...]
Filed under: Odds and Ends, history, humor, sewing on March 17th, 2009 | 7 Comments »
1. Revival begins with seeking the Lord, and personal reformation. 2Ch 34:3a For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: We pray for revival, but we rarely take time to truly seek the Lord, and reform our own hearts. [...]
Filed under: God, Writings, history on March 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We booked two hotel rooms so Chloe, Lindsey, Angie and I could talk during the night without disturbing anyone…which, of course, we did! It was like a sleepover! We first played games with the boys and Mom (Dad napped) before getting ready for bed, watching some TV, and lots talking! Nate told me the next [...]
Filed under: Photos, fun, history on February 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“The One who gave the vision still calls”. We excitedly ripped open the package, and held the DVD case in our hands for the first time. Pendragon was here, it was finally here! At last, the moment of truth had come. Would this ambitious independent film project live up to its trailers, posters, and our [...]
Filed under: history on January 1st, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I mentioned here about my job playing Milly, the slave girl. It was so much fun! I couldn’t have asked for a better first day. I arrived early at the mansion, to get thoroughly briefed and meet the other actors. We were handed a schedule of the times we were supposed to give our speech, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, history on November 1st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Battle of Blue Springs: a battle fought during the Civil War, and one that’s reenacted every year in October. There’s an education day for school kids, a ball… Hold it! Did you say a ball? I’m in! The Civil War ball is what first caught our attention (some of our readers remember the reenactment [...]
Filed under: Photos, history on October 15th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Filed under: Photos, history on June 26th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well everyone, we are about to do something here on TheWilli.com that we’ve never done before! It involves history, research, mystery and code-breaking. It incorporates fact and fiction woven together in completely new (and hopefully enjoyable) ways. Immediately some of you JT400 veterans might be smelling a treasure hunt – but there is no treasure [...]
Filed under: fun, history, story of the land on March 24th, 2008 | 51 Comments »
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