Category Archives: letters

Hidden Love and Inman’s War

Jeffrey Copeland’s flea market find of a suitcase stuffed with old letters has blossomed into a movie. Inside that suitcase was the hidden love story of Inman Perkins and Olivia Merriwether, a young black couple separated by The War. The … Continue reading

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Old Letters from WWII

During our holiday visit with my in-laws, after we had enjoyed mulling over old family photos, my mother-in-law brought out several piles of worn, yellowed envelopes tied together with string—letters written by her father to her mother after he was … Continue reading

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Mother Teresa’s Letters

There is pain in my heart after hearing that Mother Teresa suffered a great many years of terrible doubting of God and her faith. The fact that she continued to devote her life to a difficult call given to her … Continue reading

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