As we walked the “Sunken Road” beside the stone wall at Fredericksburg, I surveyed the […]
Category: Ganus John Monroe
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
“I’ll be home for Christmas.” As the song played softly on the radio, stirring up […]
The Intensity of His Gaze
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the picture of John Monroe Ganus with […]
The Gift of Time
Time. From the time we are born until the time we die, our life is […]
Spring With Forty Acres and a Plow
I am always thrilled when I see the first crocus poke its head through the […]
Piecing Together Their Lives – Part 1
We all have them. Those individuals in our family tree that seemingly disappear into thin […]
The Stories Their Faces Tell
As much as I love the stories that I uncover, I think I almost love […]
The Whys of It All
When my husband and I were first married, we were in our final years of […]
Blood is Thicker than Water
On Wednesday, I attended the funeral for a cousin of mine. He was still relatively […]
Just a Little Piece of Paper
“John M. had a brother Jim that went to Alabama.” This simple sentence was scribbled […]