Emily Parke Chase
Welcome back to the eighth thought in our Advent series on “God’s Love Story.” Are you wondering what happened when my father went to Cambridge to see the girl he hoped might become his future wife? Remember that my father’s first mention of meeting my mother was in a letter he sent to his parents …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 8Are you ready for the next installment about this Advent account of my father falling in love? What new aspect might it reveal of “God’s Love Story”? My father was unable to think of anything else as he planned a trip to Massachusetts to see the woman he hoped would become his wife. They had …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 7Christmas is coming, and it is hard not to feel excitement building around us. Thanks for taking a few moments here to pause and reflect on “God’s Love Story.” My father was a thoughtful and quiet man. He did not get wildly excited except when his college team was playing on the ball field. So …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 6Welcome back to the fifth of these Advent thoughts about “God’s Love Story”! Have you wondered how my father overcame the obstacle of distance in his love story? In that same February 2, 1941 letter, my father wrote, “She’s a perfectly lovely looking girl with that beautiful English coloring and complexion and she has the …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 5Does it seem that Christmas is a long way off? Here’s another thought from our “Love Story” to help you during this period of anticipation. February 2, 1941…continued. My father had met this new girl, and he immediately wrote home to his parents, “Her name is Joan Lee-Cole, and her father is a minister in …
Read More Advent 2022 -Day 4Thanks for returning for another thought involving our Advent theme, “God’s Love Story.” Yesterday, we saw that my father had a clear idea about what he was looking for in the woman he would marry. He soon got a little help from his Uncle Jim and Aunt Vera. They often invited young people to their …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 3Welcome back to the second installment of our Advent season. “God’s Love Story” unfolded over thousands of years, but ours will take only 24 days. February 2, 1941…Dad’s letters since the previous November were full of descriptions of girls he met in college and seminary. They went skating, watched movies, went on picnics, and danced …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 2Advent is a time of preparation as we await the appearance of our Savior. This year, I’ve prepared another series of 24 devotionals but, of course, the theme is new: “God’s Love Story.” This December, we will take a journey through the early 1940’s when my father was attending seminary in New York City. He …
Read More Advent 2022 – God’s Love StoryWhen my husband Gene died of COVID during the peak of the pandemic, before vaccines and boosters, he left me with about 120 bankers boxes of files to sort. These boxes held an amazing variety of items, including my husband’s notes on calculus – from when he first took the class as a high school …
Read More Thanks for the MemoriesI don’t often write poetry but I do like to play with sounds and words, so enjoy this recent poem I wrote. Read it aloud just for a change! Rein in my wayward soul, Father. Rain Your grace upon my frequent failures. Reign with peace over my turbulent spirit, so that my life forever shines …
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