Old Glory

By Ralphine Major My earliest memories of America’s beautiful symbol was in school classrooms. They were usually mounted on a wall, and every morning we stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. I also remember early summer mornings at Vacation Bible School....

Angela the music professor

By Ralphine Major The couple who met in Kentucky and married in Tennessee eventually made their way back to the Volunteer State. For a brief time, the history professor continued teaching at Morehead State University in Kentucky.  During the transition, however, their...

Angela

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I sat behind her in choir practice one Wednesday night.  Our brief exchange was about her upcoming wedding.  Angela was home for the summer from her position at Georgetown College where she taught voice.  It was a few years before...

Rose of Sharon

By Ralphine Major It is a fascinating plant to watch.  The beautiful white petals with deep-red markings open up wide in the morning as if to greet a new day.  A bush with only a single Rose of Sharon flower may be covered with blooms by day’s end.  But after they...