Hi Donna D, John and Doves,

What a beautiful song. I loved the imagery too. It all made my heart ache. Yearning for the innocence and joy of yester-year. Those days are certainly gone. Home-made ice-cream and porch swings. So very comforting. Without attempting to spoil the magic of those days, we must remember what those good times were built on. A world that had experienced brutal war after war. The American dream came at the cost of so many who were down-trodden by the cruelty and madness of Europe at the time. People from all walks of life, that risked it all to gain freedom. Freedom from starvation, serfdom, religious entities (i.e. the Roman Catholic church). America offered so much future promise.


https://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2025/donnad32-13.htm

My parents were children of WW2. They were teenagers when London was a nightmare of bombs, dead bodies and decay. A time of deprivation and hardship. Yet their memories were full of the comradery of those days. Of how everyone pulled together. The sad fact is that war and hardship reshapes a society for the better. A society without God, that is. Our pockets of joy on the timeline of life, seem to be few and far between. It seems we are given glimpses of what could, and will, be.

May there be world wide repentance soon. No matter what it takes to bring our LORD Jesus back, we need to endure. Almighty God will give us all the courage and patience and guidance that we need.

God's Blessings to all.