Mothers Day<\/p>\n
May 10, 2026<\/p>\n
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On this journey of sharing BLESSINGS<\/em><\/p>\nI am accompanied by some friends.\u00a0 You can visit them, too.<\/em><\/p>\n\nJackie\u00a0 at <\/time>\u00a0Jackie McBride<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAbbie at Abbie Johnson Taylor<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAnd, me,\u00a0 \u00a0Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSPECIAL:<\/strong>\u00a0 AllAuthor Interview with Lynda\u00a0 Read it Here.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/header>\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n__<\/h3>\nLynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<< Mother <\/strong><<<\/strong><\/h2>\nMother’s Day, May 10, 2026<\/h3>\n\u00a9<\/strong><\/a>Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> my blog, since December 2009.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n_My Thoughts<\/h3>\nAn intimate tapestry I’ve created over an adventurous\u00a0 and grateful\u00a0 life emerges as I glance through flickers and memories. In just a moment, though,\u00a0 I can return to the earliest memories of my home, family, neighborhood, and relatives.<\/strong><\/p>\nGrowing. is one major aspect of life. We can never really go back home. Nevertheless, I do know that in our memories and our heart we can recall the details of those places, people, and events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters. And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty, or whatever you like to remember. 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I am accompanied by some friends.\u00a0 You can visit them, too.<\/em><\/p>\n\nJackie\u00a0 at <\/time>\u00a0Jackie McBride<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAbbie at Abbie Johnson Taylor<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAnd, me,\u00a0 \u00a0Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSPECIAL:<\/strong>\u00a0 AllAuthor Interview with Lynda\u00a0 Read it Here.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/header>\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n__<\/h3>\nLynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<< Mother <\/strong><<<\/strong><\/h2>\nMother’s Day, May 10, 2026<\/h3>\n\u00a9<\/strong><\/a>Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> my blog, since December 2009.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n_My Thoughts<\/h3>\nAn intimate tapestry I’ve created over an adventurous\u00a0 and grateful\u00a0 life emerges as I glance through flickers and memories. In just a moment, though,\u00a0 I can return to the earliest memories of my home, family, neighborhood, and relatives.<\/strong><\/p>\nGrowing. is one major aspect of life. We can never really go back home. Nevertheless, I do know that in our memories and our heart we can recall the details of those places, people, and events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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\u00a9<\/strong><\/a>Walking by Inner Vision,<\/em> my blog, since December 2009.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n_My Thoughts<\/h3>\nAn intimate tapestry I’ve created over an adventurous\u00a0 and grateful\u00a0 life emerges as I glance through flickers and memories. In just a moment, though,\u00a0 I can return to the earliest memories of my home, family, neighborhood, and relatives.<\/strong><\/p>\nGrowing. is one major aspect of life. We can never really go back home. Nevertheless, I do know that in our memories and our heart we can recall the details of those places, people, and events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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An intimate tapestry I’ve created over an adventurous\u00a0 and grateful\u00a0 life emerges as I glance through flickers and memories. In just a moment, though,\u00a0 I can return to the earliest memories of my home, family, neighborhood, and relatives.<\/strong><\/p>\nGrowing. is one major aspect of life. We can never really go back home. Nevertheless, I do know that in our memories and our heart we can recall the details of those places, people, and events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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Growing. is one major aspect of life. We can never really go back home. Nevertheless, I do know that in our memories and our heart we can recall the details of those places, people, and events.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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The black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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The black walnut tree in the back yard.\u00a0 My father’s gardens.\u00a0 My personal hiding places where I could disappear for a while to think or rest.\u00a0 My mother’s homemade pies cooling on the windowsill.\u00a0 Fetching my two brothers from the neighborhood, to come to dinner.\u00a0 My sister and her friend playing with dolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
On August 27, 1943, I became the first-born child, in a family of four children (two girls and two boys).\u00a0 I was blessed to enjoy\u00a0 the early years of my life in a small village (Frisco) in western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Esther and Bill McKinney are\u00a0 my parents. Today, only my sister, Patti, and myself remain.\u00a0 Currently, I live in another village that is only 1\/2 mile from Frisco. I love my century-old home in\u00a0 the Village of Wurtemburg, where most of my ancestors lived from the time this village was created in 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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Frisco was our home until I was fifteen years old.<\/strong><\/p>\nOur house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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Our house in Frisco was on Harmony Avenue. I could walk down the street today and tell you about each family who lived in each home. We lived there\u00a0 from the time I was 2, until I was 15. We moved there following my father\u2019s return from his time in Europe with Patton\u2019s troops Dad saw me only a short time before he was drafted into the Army.\u00a0 I was nearly three\u00a0 when he returned to the United States, after the war.<\/strong><\/p>\nI am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\nToday, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\nThe year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\nMy mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\nIn honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\nMost important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\nBooks and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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I am fortunate that I was born into a family with a Mother and Father who taught us core-values that gave us a lifetime of\u00a0 living\u00a0 our lives with an American worldview. We learned early in life to love our country, our neighborhood, and our family.\u00a0 God was always at the center of our home, and we were loved and cherished. Our parents were role models for us. We developed basic skills for life from the example of our parents. We\u00a0 lived one mile from North Star School, and we attended that school for the first 8 years of our education. Most days we walked to and from school, and in the springtime stopped to pick bouquets of violets to bring home to Mom.\u00a0 She put them in a little jelly jar, on the kitchen windowsill.<\/p>\n
Today, I honor my mother, Esther Luella Kirker McKinney, (1920 \u2013 2007).<\/p>\n
The year of Mom’s passing in 2007 is easy for me to remember. My fifty-nine-year-old brother, David, died after a 5-year battle with cancer, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.This was also the day that I suddenly began to experience sight loss. Two months after David left for his eternal home, my Mom was near death in the hospital, I gently told her that her son, David, was in Heaven and he was with Dad, and that they were waiting for her to arrive. \u00a0My brother Tom and my sister, Patti, were with me as we kept watching over her and comforted her for the final time. I leaned over her and read some of the Psalms to her as she was unable to respond any longer.\u00a0 The last words she heard me reading\u00a0 were spoken\u00a0 by King David.\u00a0 Words that still comfort and guide us in life and in death.\u00a0 \u00a0My mother’s final words tell her story.\u00a0 \u00a0“That’s good”\u00a0 \u00a0she said.<\/p>\n
My mother\u2019s legacy lives on as I\u00a0 share life values and wisdom that I learned from her to my own five children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n
In honor of Mother\u2019s Day, I will share a few things that my Mom taught us as we were growing up.<\/p>\n
Most important to Mom, was her love for Jesus. She told us how she got saved when she was fifteen. We grew up knowing that the little Wurtemburg Methodist church was a central and safe port of life, and that trussing God with everything was a priority. Like my Mom, I was saved at age 15, under remarkably interesting circumstances that I\u2019ll write about in the future.<\/p>\n
Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters.\u00a0 And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty<\/em>, or whatever you like to remember.<\/p>\nI can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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I can’t forget to tell you, Mom was a beautiful singer!\u00a0 Yes, she sang alto in the church choir. On some special Sunday mornings, Mom sang duets with\u00a0 another member of the choir.\u00a0 Our\u00a0 church family would often ask them to do a favorite song, and on some of those rare occasions, they would sing the requested duet.\u00a0 Music runs in our family! The best nights at church were the special times when the pastor adked the audience for their favorite hymns.\u00a0 My hand would be up waving in the air first of all.\u00a0 My request, each time?\u00a0 “He Lives”\u00a0 and I can sing it in my mind any time I want to hear it again, even now.<\/p>\n
“He lives!\u00a0 Listen to this song I requested every time we had the opportunity to make a request \u00a0Listen to “He Lives.”<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters. And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty, or whatever you like to remember. 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He lives!<\/p>\nHe walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nMom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\nCaring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\nToday, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\nHeld\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n__<\/p>\nGatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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He lives!<\/p>\n
He walks with me and talks with me along the narrow way…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mom had 6 brothers and sisters.\u00a0 Her sister, Jeanne, played the piano and organ at church.\u00a0 Also in the church band was Mom’s father, James, who played cornet.\u00a0 Mom’s brother, Clair, played alto sax. And, cousin Larry played trumpet. As my Mother worked in our home, you could always find her because whatever she was doing, she was also singing.\u00a0 Most days, she was listening to the little radio in the kitchen, and singing along with the music.\u00a0 Every night we had bedtime stories, and a final prayer time\u00a0 before we jumped into bed. Music and prayer were woven into our life journey.<\/p>\n
Caring for my home, keeping it clean and welcoming to friends and family is a skill I learned by living with Mom and Dad. Visitors were always welcome, and there was always room at our dining room table for a guest. Since we lived near the railroad tracks, Mom\u2019s cooking was appreciated by the\u00a0 travelers (also known as hobo’s)\u00a0 who found their way to our home. Mom brought them inside and had them seated on the couch in the living room, where she \u00a0brought them a hot meal\u00a0 to enjoy, as they watched our television and dine on a little table.\u00a0 I recall one such traveler saying, \u201cYou are Betty Crocker.\u00a0 This food is so good.\u201d\u00a0 Mom left a piece of her hospitality heart in me. I\u2019ve entertained many souls over the years, by serving them food at my dining room table.\u00a0 Mom taught us to be abundantly generous. I am Inspired by Mom’s\u00a0 thoughtfulness to open our home to others.<\/p>\n
Today, I think of Mom and\u00a0 her support of my many creative activities:\u00a0 dance\u00a0 and piano lessons; art show openings; helping me learn to be a mom when our first little girl was born, cooking and canning and preparing meals, fitness, walking with her every day in the early mornings – for years.<\/p>\n
Held\u00a0 her hand as\u00a0 she left for her final journey to Heaven.\u00a0 She is with me in spirit every day. In quiet moments I hear her singing again.<\/p>\n
__<\/p>\n
Gatekeeper: Poems of Faith<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\nwill be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\nThank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\nHow about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\nHow does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\nConsider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n_BONUS<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters. And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty, or whatever you like to remember. 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will be my 7th book when it is published later this year.\u00a0 This full-length book of poetry reflects that vision and insight that I learned from Mom. I know she is in my \u201cgreat crowd of witnesses,\u201d and is cheering me on with\u00a0 each blessing I share.<\/p>\n
Thank you for dropping by today!<\/p>\n
What values did you learn from your Mother?<\/p>\n
How does her legacy live on in your life?<\/p>\n
Consider the value of your home and everyday life and find the gems that are waiting there for you to discover today.<\/p>\n
From Lynda\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong> of Blessings \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. 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_ A Song for you today:\u00a0 Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. 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\u00a0<\/strong> by<\/p>\nKacey Musgraves – Mother (Official Music Video)<\/h1>\n\u00a0Listen Now.<\/a><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n_3 Bible verses for today’s Scripture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\nProverbs 1:8-9:<\/strong> “Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nEphesians 6:1-3:<\/strong> “Children, if you want to be wise, listen to your parents and do what they tell you, and the Lord will help you. For the commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” was the first of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached: “You will prosper and live a long, full life if you honor your parents.”<\/li>\n<\/li>\nProverbs 31:10:<\/strong> “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n_My Bio<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. 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Below is Lynda\u2019s Bio as it appears in the summer of 2025 in<\/strong><\/p>\nFood, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. 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Food, Flowers, Medicine: And Other Gifts From the Garden, Anthology, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. 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If you want to know more about this new book. Read\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n__<\/p>\nLynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\nwrites and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. 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Lynda McKinney Lambert\u2026<\/p>\n
writes and creates visual art from her vintage home in the Village of Wurtemburg, in Western Pennsylvania. She writes poetry and personal nonfiction essays. She currently has six published books available at all retail booksellers. Her artworks have appeared in international exhibitions, including Japan, New Guinea, Austria, and the United States.\u00a0 Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Art and Humanities at Geneva College in 2008 due to profound sight loss. She invites readers to discover the subtle nuances\u00a0 and beauty of a physical and spiritual world as she weaves strands from history, nature, and her personal life experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Books and reading are important,\u201d Mom said, as we traveled back and forth on Saturday mornings, to our local public library. I can still remember the beautiful smell of entering the old building that was our hometown library. The library was located on one floor of the Masonic Temple, at that time. I recall the silence and the importance of being quiet so as not to disturb others who were reading or looking for books to take home. We came home each Saturday, with some new books to read. In my preteen years, I can recall reclining on a glider on our front porch, reading from one of those books. The stories took me to many exotic and exciting places and occasionally into frightening circumstances with the characters. And who can ever forget the books, such as Under the Lilacs, Little Women, Black Beauty, or whatever you like to remember. 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