Come Sit a While
A quiet hearth for wisdom, faith, family, and the good still left to give.
Welcome to a quiet place of memory, faith, family, and reflection. These pages began as a Family Wisdom Book for my children and grandchildren — daily quotes, scripture echoes, lessons from medicine, and Grandfather’s Counsel. I offer them here in the hope that they may bring a little light to someone else as well. Pull up a chair — the fire is warm, and there is always room.
A Thought Worth Carrying
Today at the Hearth
a word for today — courage
July 5, 2026
Great necessities call out great virtues.
Abigail Adams, letter to John Quincy Adams (1780)
Abigail Adams told her son not to wish away difficulty, because it is precisely difficulty that summons the best a person has in them. Scripture traces the same chain: tribulation works patience, and patience works hope. The hard season you are in may be the very thing calling a greatness out of you that comfort never could. Come sit a while, and let us consider together what your necessities may be asking of you.
From Grandfather: When life presses hardest upon you, my dear ones, know that it is often carving out strengths you did not know you possessed. Do not run from the difficult seasons, for it is precisely there that you will discover the finest version of who you are meant to become.
Rooms of the House
Choose a door and step inside
Library
Wisdom entries, quotes, essays, and remembered words.
Kitchen
Recipes, Sunday meals, sourdough, and family favorites.
Studio
Poems, songs, hymns, drafts, and creative work.
Gallery
Photography, paintings, landscapes, and visual memories.
Chapel
Faith, scripture, testimony, Jesus Christ, and quiet discipleship.
Family Room
Gatherings, family updates, calendars, and shared memories.
Den
A private family room for documents, photos, and treasured things.
Sunroom
Journeys, road trips, family travels, and horizons explored together.
Breezeway
Genealogy, family histories, ancestral lines, and biographies preserved for generations.