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God Smacked!

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Cathy Britton

Long ago and far away, I found myself cleaving to my husband in the midst of a very rocky sea. We were just shy of 10 years married, had 3 beautiful children, many wonderful friends and a very aggressive church…

Make a Memory

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Cathy Britton

Family. Grilling. Swimming. Parades. Fireworks. This is what 4th of July is made of – right? Well – we all make sure to (and I believe it is mostly heartfelt, so I am not criticizing) make a statement on…

The Difficulties of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Cathy Britton

May. This is a month of many celebrations – high school graduations,college graduations, Memorial Day ….. MOTHER’S DAY. I have a love – hate relationship with this day – Mother’s Day. I love this day because it reminds me…

Letters from the past – the final installment

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Cathy Britton

By 1892, the Brooklyn Dorrell’s are living on Carleton Street (mom, dad and 2 sons) in the same home as Mrs. Dorrell’s (Maggie) parents and one of her sisters. A.E.W. Dorrell appears to have continued to work in the shoe…

Letters from the past – continued

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Cathy Britton

The census in England is a strange thing. The question that was asked when taking the census was “who slept here last night?”. As you can well imagine, this information can lead researchers on a wild goose chase, when what…

COLORING

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I love to color. Apparently, a lot of adults do – just look at the marketing of adult coloring books! One of the best things to get as a gift is a brand new box of colors! It used to…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 3

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I struggle with roller coasters. No… that is not true – I HATE roller coasters. I don’t mind spinning ‘round and ‘round – I just can’t do roller coasters. I don’t do hilly roads either. I want to – I…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 2

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Cathy Britton

This young man that I fell in love with was clear with me from the beginning that he would be a Pastor. He was confident that I would make a great Pastor’s Wife. He also loved Fried Chicken – and…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE?

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Cathy Britton

34 years….. Pastor’s wife… That’s me… Someone asked me a few days ago, if I liked being a Pastor’s wife. That is not the first time I have been asked that question. It is, however, the first time I really…

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I am back in the Renault Alliance we bought while in graduate school. There are a number of memories that were created in that vehicle. Hey!!! FAMILY memories!!

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