Lines on the Page

Pennies From Heaven

LINES ON THE PAGE

There was a song by that name, written in 1936, during the Great Depression, a period of very hard times. I remember my mom only using half a tissue because of the lack she and her family grew up in. The song offered hope.

I took part in the First Annual Nebraska Book Fair recently, held in Grand Island, for Nebraska Authors, Poets, and Small Businesses, to sell our books and book-…