The following are responses I received this weekend from our latest e-mail newsletter entitled “The Children’s Hour....” Oh, and here is a picture of our newborn son, and some of the children (just had to put them in, too).
Dear Doug, What a blessing to read your letter about Longfellow’s heartwarming poem! One of my dearest childhood memories is of my father reading poetry to my sister, brother and I. “The Children’s Hour” was one of our favorites. Your email served as a reminder of that special bond created when Dad reads aloud to the family. We will make a point of taking the time this week to have Grandpa read “The Children’s Hour” to my children and their cousins while we visit during the Christmas holiday. Blessings to you and your family, S.M.
Dear Doug, Thanks for sending out Longfellow’s poem. Our family loves to sit by the fireplace on cold winter nights and read poetry together. The Children’s Hour was/is one of our favorites. My eldest, Thomas, now 18, loved that poem so much that he memorized it, without any prompting by his parents! He was 6 at the time. Needless to say we were impressed, but also blessed by the impact that poem was obviously having on our son.
Mr. Phillips & Family- Thank you for the encouraging note. We hope that God will richly bless your family and permit your business to continue to be a source of comfort and aid to many families, as well as a means of providing for your physical needs. R.R. & family S.A.
YES ~I read this to my children not too long ago! I also read it to my mother, who thought it was plain precious ! T.S.
Brothers and sisters: Thanks for reminding us of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (and don’t forget “The Song of Hiawatha” and “The Courtship of Miles Standish”!) Yours in Christ, G.T.T. (Christ Presbyterian School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Vision Forum, Please remove me from your mailing list. Overall, your catalog represents ideals that are the absolute opposites of those I wish my son to believe. Sexism, religious intolerance, the glorification of war; corporal punishment — how can an organization supposedly devoted to Christian living and liberty provide a forum for such messages and materials? I’m disgusted.
Doug and family, Thank you for the e-newsletter that you send into our home. Every reading is an encouragement to me and my family to “fight the good fight” for renewal in the American family. I heard you speak at Knoxville this past summer about Honor. It was a great message. The message of Honor that we share in our Family Renewals and Revivals is a major pillar. We have entered into our fifth year as A Heart for Home Ministries. The Lord has blessed us with a full schedule of travel and ministry through next year and into 2005. Have a very Merry Christmas and may the Lord bless you abundantly in the new year. Feel free to visit our website: www.aheartforhome.org You’re loved, Gary Thomas and family; A Heart for Home Ministries
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