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We are already halfway through Advent! My father’s excitement about his engagement continues to rise! March 12, 1941… “Does Uncle Jim say that I touch ground every fourth step? Well, that is about the way I feel at the thought of seeing Joan tomorrow evening, and the hours can’t go by fast enough… We want …

Sometimes I wish I could watch your faces as you read these brief words each day during Advent, but you readers are all spread out across the country and even around the world. Let’s reveal the next episode in “God’s Love Story.” You may remember that my mother was from Ireland. She came over to …

Have you made travel plans for the holidays? Thanks to the Internet, you can still keep up with our Advent celebration of “God’s Love Story.” Remember that my father and mother became engaged after only two dates and less than three weeks from the time they met. I think almost any of us might have …

You are back! Love stories appeal to everyone. And more than any other, “God’s Love Story” holds a special grip on our attention. March 2, 1941…[to his brother David, continued] My father wrote, “Of course we can’t get married until after I graduate in a year from this June, but we aren’t in any terrific …

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 …

Are 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 …

Christmas 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 …

Welcome 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 …

Does 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 …

Welcome 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 …